📍 1731 N Nc 87, Elon, Alamance County, 27244
Western Alamance High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elon, Alamance County. The school has 1,036 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Alamance High enrolls 1,036 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 632 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 1,036 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Western Alamance High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
Western 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 1,036 students, Western Alamance High is larger than the district average of about 612 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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