📍 709 Lovelady Road NE, Valdese, Burke County, 28690
Jimmy C Draughn High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Valdese, Burke County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jimmy C Draughn High School enrolls 682 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 488 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 10% |
| Asian | 60 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 682 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Jimmy C Draughn High School 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.
Jimmy C Draughn High School 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 682 students, Jimmy C Draughn High School 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
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