📍 1600 N Morris Street, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28052
Highland Sch of Technology is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Highland Sch of Technology enrolls 514 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 323 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 14% |
| Asian | 30 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 514 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Highland Sch of Technology is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Highland Sch of Technology 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 514 students, Highland Sch of Technology is close to the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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