📍 7323 Brunswick Rd, Arlington, Shelby County, 38002
Bolton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arlington, Shelby County. The school has 710 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bolton High enrolls 710 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 570 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 8.9% |
| White | 46 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Bolton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 32, state house district 99.
Bolton High is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 710 students, Bolton High is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe