📍 3205 34th Street Drive NE, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Saint Stephens High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 1,265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. 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.
Saint Stephens High enrolls 1,265 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 613 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 419 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 53 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
676 of the school's 1,265 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 614 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
Saint Stephens High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 96.
Saint Stephens 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 1,265 students, Saint Stephens 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: Suburb - Midsize
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