📍 700 Walker Road, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, 28124
Mount Pleasant High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County. The school has 902 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cabarrus County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Pleasant High enrolls 902 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 720 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 902 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Mount Pleasant High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 36, state house district 67.
Mount Pleasant High is one of 44 schools in Cabarrus County Schools, based in Concord, North Carolina. The district serves 35,772 students district-wide and employs 2,174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 902 students, Mount Pleasant High is close to the district average of about 813 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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