📍 400 Slatestone Road, Washington, Beaufort County, 27889
Washington High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Washington, Beaufort County. The school has 839 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington High enrolls 839 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 37% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 318 | 38% |
| White | 310 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
834 of the school's 839 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 834 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.
Washington High 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-30, state senate district 3, state house district 79.
Washington High is one of 14 schools in Beaufort County Schools, based in Washington, North Carolina. The district serves 5,601 students district-wide and employs 439 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 839 students, Washington High is larger than the district average of about 400 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant