📍 1316 Spencer Mountain Road, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28054
Warlick Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The four-year graduation rate is 34%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Warlick Academy enrolls 175 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 29% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 96 | 55% |
| White | 50 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 175 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 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.
Warlick Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 43, state house district 108.
Warlick Academy 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 175 students, Warlick Academy is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize