📍 4100 Weddington Rd, Concord, Cabarrus County, 28027
West Cabarrus High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Concord, Cabarrus County. The school has 1,833 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cabarrus County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Cabarrus High enrolls 1,833 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 87.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Black or African American, 31% White and 30% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 598 | 33% |
| White | 566 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 548 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 27 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,075 of the school's 1,833 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 981 qualify for free lunch and 94 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 Cabarrus High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-80, state senate district 36, state house district 82.
West Cabarrus 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 1,833 students, West Cabarrus 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: City - Midsize