📍 5912 NC 43 North, Pinetops, Edgecombe County, 27864
SouthWest Edgecombe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pinetops, Edgecombe County. The school has 802 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
SouthWest Edgecombe High enrolls 802 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 36% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 394 | 49% |
| White | 285 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
799 of the school's 802 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 799 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.
SouthWest Edgecombe 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 23.
SouthWest Edgecombe High is one of 14 schools in Edgecombe County Public Schools, based in Tarboro, North Carolina. The district serves 6,310 students district-wide and employs 369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 802 students, SouthWest Edgecombe High is larger than the district average of about 451 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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