📍 2839 Ridge Road, Indian Trail, Union County, 28079
Porter Ridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Indian Trail, Union County. The school has 1,754 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 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porter Ridge High School enrolls 1,754 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 911 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 444 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 246 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 105 | 6% |
| Asian | 43 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
598 of the school's 1,754 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Porter Ridge High School 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.
Porter Ridge High School 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 1,754 students, Porter Ridge High School 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
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