📍 1923 Milburnie Rd, Raleigh, Wake County, 27610
Phillips High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Raleigh, Wake County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.2:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Phillips High enrolls 119 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 56 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 33% |
| White | 17 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 119 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Phillips High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-20, state senate district 14, state house district 38.
Phillips High is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 119 students, Phillips High is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large