📍 3695 East Burke Boulevard, Connelly Springs, Burke County, 28612
East Burke High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Connelly Springs, Burke County. The school has 879 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Burke High enrolls 879 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 677 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 69 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
558 of the school's 879 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 61 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 Burke High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 86.
East Burke High is one of 27 schools in Burke County Schools, based in Morganton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,667 students district-wide and employs 740 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 879 students, East Burke High is larger than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe