📍 1215 North Main St, Salisbury, Rowan County, 28144
Henderson High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Salisbury, Rowan County. The school has 34 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.9:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 15%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Henderson High enrolls 34 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 26% White and 21% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 18 | 53% |
| White | 9 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 21% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
31 of the school's 34 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 31 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.
Henderson High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 33, state house district 76.
Henderson High is one of 33 schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools, based in Salisbury, North Carolina. The district serves 17,683 students district-wide and employs 1,129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 34 students, Henderson High is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large