📍 925 Garrett Road, Henderson, Vance County, 27537
Vance County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Henderson, Vance County. The school has 958 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vance County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vance County High School enrolls 958 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 666 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 18% |
| White | 67 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
955 of the school's 958 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 955 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.
Vance County High School 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 32.
Vance County High School is one of 16 schools in Vance County Schools, based in Henderson, North Carolina. The district serves 5,205 students district-wide and employs 320 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 958 students, Vance County High School is larger than the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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