📍 300 Go Pioneers Drive, Boone, Watauga County, 28607
Watauga High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boone, Watauga County. The school has 1,272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watauga County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 99.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 76% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watauga High enrolls 1,272 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 99.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,018 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 1,272 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Watauga High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 93.
Watauga High is one of 11 schools in Watauga County Schools, based in Boone, North Carolina. The district serves 4,658 students district-wide and employs 398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,272 students, Watauga High is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant