📍 9217 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, Orange County, 27516
Chapel Hill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chapel Hill, Orange County. The school has 1,597 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 99.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chapel Hill High enrolls 1,597 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 99.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 851 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 269 | 17% |
| Asian | 200 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 183 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 93 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
395 of the school's 1,597 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Chapel Hill High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 56.
Chapel Hill High is one of 21 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The district serves 11,353 students district-wide and employs 906 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,597 students, Chapel Hill High is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small