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High Point Central School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
801 Ferndale Boulevard
High Point, NC 27262
Phone
(336) 819-2825
District
Guilford County Schools
County
GUILFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1081
Classroom Teachers
79

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.3% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.7% of all U.S. schools.


High Point Central School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
22%
47%
35%
58%
9%
36%
22%
47%
35%
58%
9%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 333 30.8%
Grade 10 286 26.5%
Grade 11 256 23.7%
Grade 12 206 19.1%
Total 1081 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 13.7% 28.8% 46.6%
Black 40.7% 44.4% 26.2%
Hispanic 34.0% 19.2% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 11.1% 7.2% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.7% 70.0% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 99.7% 68.0% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 539,557 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 835.3 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 212,825 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.9% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.3% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,317 $504,131,000 61.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $51,031,000 6.2%
Staff $481 $33,155,000 4.0%
General Administration $87 $6,026,000 0.7%
School Administration $656 $45,172,000 5.5%
Operation $764 $52,668,000 6.4%
Transportation $474 $32,669,000 4.0%
Other $439 $30,263,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,643 $250,984,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $950 $65,447,000 8.0%
Total Expenditures $11,911 $820,562,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%