📍 415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, 28083
A L Brown High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kannapolis, Cabarrus County. The school has 1,741 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kannapolis City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 95.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A L Brown High enrolls 1,741 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 95.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 27% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 663 | 38% |
| White | 466 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 464 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 122 | 7% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,738 of the school's 1,741 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,738 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.
A L Brown High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 36, state house district 82.
A L Brown High is one of 8 schools in Kannapolis City Schools, based in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The district serves 5,377 students district-wide and employs 367 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,741 students, A L Brown High is larger than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large