📍 286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, Rutherford County, 28160
Rutherford Early College High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spindale, Rutherford County. The school has 191 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rutherford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a small-town setting. The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 31.8:1. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rutherford Early College High School enrolls 191 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 38% male and 62% female. A teaching staff of 6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 31.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 139 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 191 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 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.
Rutherford Early College High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 112.
Rutherford Early College High School is one of 18 schools in Rutherford County Schools, based in Forest City, North Carolina. The district serves 7,394 students district-wide and employs 565 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 191 students, Rutherford Early College High School is smaller than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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