📍 96 Anson High School Road, Wadesboro, Anson County, 28170
Anson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wadesboro, Anson County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anson County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Anson High School enrolls 655 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 31% White and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 376 | 57% |
| White | 201 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
645 of the school's 655 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 645 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Anson High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 55.
Anson High School is one of 9 schools in Anson County Schools, based in Wadesboro, North Carolina. The district serves 2,924 students district-wide and employs 201 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 655 students, Anson High School is larger than the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant