📍 1307 S Church Street, Burlington, Alamance County, 27215
Walter M Williams High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burlington, Alamance County. The school has 1,343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walter M Williams High enrolls 1,343 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 29% White and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 436 | 32% |
| White | 390 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 379 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 45 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
778 of the school's 1,343 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 711 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Walter M Williams High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 63.
Walter M Williams 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 1,343 students, Walter M Williams 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: City - Small
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