📍 6598 Boone Trail, Millers Creek, Wilkes County, 28651
West Wilkes High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Millers Creek, Wilkes County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilkes County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Wilkes High School enrolls 628 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 500 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 628 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
West Wilkes High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
West 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 628 students, West 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: Town - Distant
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