📍 600 Woodard Street, Edenton, Chowan County, 27932
John A Holmes High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Edenton, Chowan County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edenton-Chowan Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John A Holmes High enrolls 592 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 42% Black or African American and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 249 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 592 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 316 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
John A Holmes High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
John A Holmes High is one of 4 schools in Edenton-Chowan Schools, based in Edenton, North Carolina. The district serves 1,767 students district-wide and employs 132 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 592 students, John A Holmes High is larger than the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote