📍 219 Charles Street, Henderson, Vance County, 27536
STEM Early High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Henderson, Vance County. The school has 257 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vance County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
STEM Early High enrolls 257 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 150 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 24% |
| White | 28 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 257 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 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.
STEM Early High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 32.
STEM Early High 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 257 students, STEM Early High is smaller than the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant