📍 40488 S Stanly School Rd, Norwood, Stanly County, 28128
South Stanly High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Norwood, Stanly County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stanly County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Stanly High enrolls 442 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 10% Black or African American and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 442 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
South Stanly 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 67.
South Stanly High is one of 23 schools in Stanly County Schools, based in Albemarle, North Carolina. The district serves 8,743 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, South Stanly High is larger than the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant