📍 4675 Oxford School Road, Claremont, Catawba County, 28610
Bunker Hill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Claremont, Catawba County. The school has 828 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bunker Hill High enrolls 828 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 467 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 20% |
| Asian | 100 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 5.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 828 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Bunker Hill 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 42, state house district 89.
Bunker Hill High is one of 28 schools in Catawba County Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 16,003 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 828 students, Bunker Hill High is larger than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe