📍 5600 NC Hwy 87 East, Elizabethtown, Bladen County, 28337
East Bladen High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elizabethtown, Bladen County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bladen County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Bladen High enrolls 545 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 32% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 262 | 48% |
| White | 173 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 545 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 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.
East Bladen High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-70, state senate district 8, state house district 22.
East Bladen High is one of 13 schools in Bladen County Schools, based in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. The district serves 3,928 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 545 students, East Bladen High is larger than the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote