Belhaven High School, an all-black school, was built in 1950."COASTAL ZONE INFORMATION CENTER Beaufort County LAND USE PLAN." Government Printing Office. May 1976. Retrieved on June 4, 2018. "Belhaven Elementary School, Belhaven, was constructed dn 1950 with additions in-1953, 1974 and 197S. The present.facilities'are capable of handling 600 students with 490 presently attending." The school's first principal was Greene T. (GT) Swinson. In operation until the late 1960s or early 1970s, it was transformed into an elementary school, Belhaven Elementary."Schools." Beaufort County Schools. June 20, 2000. Retrieved on June 4, 2018. The school is no longer in operation.
