📍 152 Hurricane Drive, Gaston, Northampton County, 27832
Northampton County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gaston, Northampton County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northampton County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northampton County High School enrolls 240 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 7.9% White and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 202 | 84% |
| White | 19 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 240 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 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.
Northampton County 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 27.
Northampton County High School is one of 6 schools in Northampton County Schools, based in Jackson, North Carolina. The district serves 1,251 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Northampton County High School is larger than the district average of about 209 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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