[3] Harkers Island is zoned to East Carteret High.

[4] East Carteret High School athletics teams compete in the Coastal Plains Conference.

Their colors are gold, blue, and white and their mascot is the mariner.

East Carteret offers baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis, wrestling, and volleyball.

[5] As of the 2018–2019 school year, East Carteret enrolled 526 students.