📍 500 Orange High Rd, Hillsborough, Orange County, 27278
Orange High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hillsborough, Orange County. The school has 1,341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orange High enrolls 1,341 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 747 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 269 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
547 of the school's 1,341 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Orange 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-40, state senate district 23, state house district 50.
Orange High is one of 13 schools in Orange County Schools, based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The district serves 6,982 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,341 students, Orange High is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe