📍 100 Forest Hills School Rd, Marshville, Union County, 28103
Forest Hills High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marshville, Union County. The school has 873 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Hills High enrolls 873 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 65.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 345 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 257 | 29% |
| White | 230 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
602 of the school's 873 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 551 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Forest Hills High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 35, state house district 55.
Forest Hills High is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 873 students, Forest Hills High is close to the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe