📍 3006 Sikes Mill Road, Monroe, Union County, 28110
Piedmont High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Monroe, Union County. The school has 1,265 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 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. 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.
Piedmont High enrolls 1,265 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 916 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 221 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
397 of the school's 1,265 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 364 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Piedmont High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 69.
Piedmont 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 1,265 students, Piedmont High is larger than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe