📍 517 W Fleming Dr, Morganton, Burke County, 28655
NC School for the Deaf is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Morganton, Burke County. The school has 61 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deaf and Blind Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
NC School for the Deaf enrolls 61 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 27 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 20% |
| Asian | 6 | 9.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 61 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-11, state senate district 46, state house district 86.
NC School for the Deaf is one of 3 schools in Governor Morehead School for the Blind, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The district serves 35 students district-wide and employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 61 students, NC School for the Deaf is larger than the district average of about 12 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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