📍 100 East Industrial Drive, Burgaw, Pender County, 28425
Pender Early College High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burgaw, Pender County. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pender Early College High enrolls 203 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 37% male and 63% female. A teaching staff of 9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 203 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 Early College High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Pender Early College 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 203 students, Pender Early College High is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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