📍 2986 Traphill Rd, Hays, Wilkes County, 28635
North Wilkes High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hays, Wilkes County. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Wilkes High School enrolls 625 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 501 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 625 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
North Wilkes High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
North Wilkes High School is one of 22 schools in Wilkes County Schools, based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,547 students district-wide and employs 567 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 625 students, North Wilkes High School is larger than the district average of about 389 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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