📍 906 South Point Road, Belmont, Gaston County, 28012
South Point High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Belmont, Gaston County. The school has 955 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Point High enrolls 955 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 692 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
304 of the school's 955 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
South Point High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 109.
South Point High is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 955 students, South Point High is larger than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize