📍 5380 NC Hwy 53 W, Burgaw, Pender County, 28425
Pender High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burgaw, Pender County. The school has 677 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pender High enrolls 677 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 28% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 310 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
478 of the school's 677 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Pender High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Pender High is one of 19 schools in Pender County Schools, based in Burgaw, North Carolina. The district serves 11,073 students district-wide and employs 664 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 677 students, Pender High is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant