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Southern Alamance High

๐Ÿ“ 631 Southern High Road, Graham, Alamance County, 27253

1,360
Pupils
18.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southern Alamance High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Graham, Alamance County. The school has 1,360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Alamance-Burlington Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Southern Alamance High enrolls 1,360 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.

Male students
703 (52%)
Female students
657 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
74.9
Student-teacher ratio
18.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White92868%
Hispanic or Latino23818%
Black or African American1098%
Two or more races554%
Asian282.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

585 of the school's 1,360 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 548 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Southern Alamance High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 64.

School district: Alamance-Burlington Schools

Southern Alamance High is one of 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools, based in Burlington, North Carolina. The district serves 22,661 students district-wide and employs 1,478 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,360 students, Southern Alamance High is larger than the district average of about 612 students per school.

22,661
District students
37
Schools
1,478
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

54%
Reading proficient
69%
Math proficient
89%
Graduation rate
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (15) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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