📍 1600 NC Hwy 410, Bladenboro, Bladen County, 28320
West Bladen High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bladenboro, Bladen County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bladen County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Bladen High enrolls 701 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 324 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 157 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
698 of the school's 701 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 698 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.
West Bladen High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-70, state senate district 8, state house district 22.
West 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 701 students, West 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 - Distant