📍 1241 Nc 24 & 50, Warsaw, Duplin County, 28398
James Kenan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Warsaw, Duplin County. The school has 784 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duplin County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Kenan High enrolls 784 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 407 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 231 | 29% |
| White | 115 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
781 of the school's 784 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 781 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
James Kenan High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 4.
James Kenan High is one of 13 schools in Duplin County Schools, based in Kenansville, North Carolina. The district serves 9,822 students district-wide and employs 607 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 784 students, James Kenan High is close to the district average of about 756 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant