📍 10990 River Rd, Ridgely, Caroline County, 21660
North Caroline High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ridgely, Caroline County. The school has 1,226 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caroline County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 75.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Caroline High School enrolls 1,226 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 75.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 713 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 137 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
725 of the school's 1,226 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 686 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Caroline High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 36, state house district 36.
North Caroline High School is one of 10 schools in Caroline County Public Schools, based in Denton, Maryland. The district serves 5,648 students district-wide and employs 411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,226 students, North Caroline High School is larger than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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