New Hanover High School

New Hanover is the most diverse high school in New Hanover County. The school's ethnicity is 50% Caucasian, 43% African American, 5% Hispanic, and 2% of other ethnic classification. The school has an enrollment of 1,721 students and a staff of 930.

• Name — New Hanover High School • Address — 1307 Market Street • City — Wilmington, North Carolina • Zipcode — 28401 • Country — United States • District — New Hanover County Schools • Superintendent — Charles Foust • Ceeb — 344350 • Principal — Philip Sutton • Type — Public • Grades — 9–12 • Language — English • Mascot — Wildcat • Colors — Orange and black black • Ratio — 15.60 • Teaching Staff — 97.13 (FTE) • Enrollment — 1,515 (2023–2024) • Website — https: newhanoverhs.nhcs.net/

The original school building was designed by William J. Wilkins. Construction started in 1920, and was completed in 1922. New Hanover High underwent a complete renovation at the start of the 21st century.

The tradition of Wildcat Athletics is exemplified in having won over 30 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) State Championships: 14 men's basketball, 5 baseball, 4 football, 3 men's tennis, 3 softball, and 3 men's golf.

The high school's gym was featured in a season 4 episode of the TV series One Tree Hill when the Tree Hill Ravens played their state semi-final game vs. Verona. It was also featured in the 1987 film Hiding Out, 1989 film Dream a Little Dream, and in the film Blue Velvet.

• Kadeem Allen (born 1993), basketball player in the NBA and currently for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League • Cody Arnoux, professional soccer player • Nick Becton, NFL offensive tackle • Charlie Boney, architect • David Brinkley, longtime news anchor for NBC and ABC; famous for the Huntley-Brinkley Report and This Week • Lauren Collins, staff writer for The New Yorker • Alge Crumpler, NFL tight end (2001–2010) and four-time Pro Bowl player • Rod Delmonico, former baseball coach at the University of Tennessee • Roman Gabriel, NFL quarterback, four-time Pro Bowl player and first team All-Pro in 1969 • Shawn Gallagher, White House Director for Nuclear Threat Reduction, MIT graduate, and baseball player for the Texas Rangers, • Kenny Gattison, NBA player • James Goodnight, CEO SAS Institute • Beth Grant, actress • William D. Halyburton, Jr., U.S. Navy hospital corpsman in World War II, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient • Ed Hinton, actor known particularly for guest-starring roles on television westerns • Will Inman, poet • Sonny Jurgensen, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, played with the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles • Clarence Kea, professional basketball player • Charles P. Murray, Jr., U.S. Army officer in World War II and Medal of Honor recipient • Mike Nifong, North Carolina district attorney disbarred for misconduct in the Duke lacrosse case • Trot Nixon, MLB right fielder • Don Payne, writer and producer for The Simpsons and other television and film projects • Robert Daniel Potter, U.S. District Judge • Cecil R. Reynolds, noted psychologist, author, and test developer • Jay Ross, NFL defensive tackle • Robert Ruark, author of Something of Value • Lamar Russ, professional boxer in the middleweight division • George Edward "Bo" Shepard, former head basketball coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels • Reggie Shuford, ACLU attorney, left before graduation • Sonny Siaki, American Samoan professional wrestler • Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end • Ross Tomaselli, professional soccer player • Ty Walker, professional basketball player • Blake Walston, professional baseball player in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization