📍 100 College Dr., Weldon, Halifax County, 27890
Northampton Early College is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Weldon, Halifax County. The school has 171 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northampton County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northampton Early College enrolls 171 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 5.3% White and 5.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 146 | 85% |
| White | 9 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 171 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 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 Early College 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 4, state house district 27.
Northampton Early College 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 171 students, Northampton Early College is smaller 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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