📍 910 East Cardinal Street, Siler City, Chatham County, 27344
Jordan Matthews High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Siler City, Chatham County. The school has 913 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jordan Matthews High enrolls 913 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 589 | 65% |
| White | 184 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
690 of the school's 913 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 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.
Jordan Matthews High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Jordan Matthews 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 913 students, Jordan Matthews High is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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