📍 14950 NC Hwy 902 W, Bear Creek, Chatham County, 27207
Chatham Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bear Creek, Chatham County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chatham Central High enrolls 364 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 364 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Chatham Central High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 23, state house district 54.
Chatham Central High is one of 21 schools in Chatham County Schools, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,987 students district-wide and employs 612 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Chatham Central High is close to the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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