📍 803 N Aspen St, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, 28092
Lincolnton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lincolnton, Lincoln County. The school has 813 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. 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.
Lincolnton High enrolls 813 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 380 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 813 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 475 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Lincolnton High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 44, state house district 97.
Lincolnton High is one of 23 schools in Lincoln County Schools, based in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,710 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 813 students, Lincolnton High is larger than the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe