📍 124 Walter Fulcher Rd, Dudley, Wayne County, 28333
Southern Wayne High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dudley, Wayne County. The school has 1,066 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Wayne High enrolls 1,066 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 445 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 316 | 30% |
| White | 270 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,057 of the school's 1,066 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,057 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.
Southern Wayne High 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 7, state house district 21.
Southern Wayne High is one of 33 schools in Wayne County Public Schools, based in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 17,150 students district-wide and employs 1,098 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,066 students, Southern Wayne High is larger than the district average of about 520 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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