📍 1010 Ridge Rd, Roxboro, Person County, 27573
Person High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Roxboro, Person County. The school has 1,079 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Person County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Person High enrolls 1,079 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 32% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 515 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 341 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
648 of the school's 1,079 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 614 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Person High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 2.
Person High is one of 12 schools in Person County Schools, based in Roxboro, North Carolina. The district serves 4,361 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,079 students, Person High is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant