📍 2400 Institute Road, La Grange, Lenoir County, 28551
North Lenoir High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Grange, Lenoir County. The school has 975 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Lenoir High enrolls 975 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 39% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 383 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
972 of the school's 975 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 972 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.
North Lenoir High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 12.
North Lenoir High is one of 17 schools in Lenoir County Public Schools, based in Kinston, North Carolina. The district serves 8,331 students district-wide and employs 547 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 975 students, North Lenoir High is larger than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe