📍 10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr, Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County, 28227
Rocky River High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County. The school has 1,643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 82.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 14 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rocky River High School enrolls 1,643 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 82.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 930 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 546 | 33% |
| White | 71 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 42 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
860 of the school's 1,643 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 860 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.
Rocky River High School 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-80, state senate district 39, state house district 103.
Rocky River High School is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,643 students, Rocky River High School is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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