📍 7321 Raging Ridge Road, Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, 28075
Hickory Ridge High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Cabarrus County. The school has 1,720 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cabarrus County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 82.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hickory Ridge High enrolls 1,720 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 82.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 25% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 848 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 433 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 10% |
| Asian | 173 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 1,720 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Hickory Ridge High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 36, state house district 67.
Hickory Ridge 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 1,720 students, Hickory Ridge High is larger than the district average of about 813 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large