📍 409 8th Avenue NE, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickory City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School enrolls 229 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 36% male and 64% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 115 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 229 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 96.
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is one of 9 schools in Hickory City Schools, based in Hickory, North Carolina. The district serves 3,735 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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