📍 1708 Nash Street, Sanford, Lee County, 27330
Lee County High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sanford, Lee County. The school has 1,508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Lee County High enrolls 1,508 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 95.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 618 | 41% |
| White | 487 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 329 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
908 of the school's 1,508 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 853 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Lee County High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 12, state house district 51.
Lee County High is one of 16 schools in Lee County Schools, based in Sanford, North Carolina. The district serves 9,168 students district-wide and employs 653 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,508 students, Lee County High is larger than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant