Graham High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Graham, North Carolina

Graham High in Graham, North Carolina enrolled 828 students in 2024-25 with 44.9 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

913 students in 2022-23, 744 students in 2023-24, 828 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.7 to 44.9.

Students enrolled at Graham High by school year2022-23: 913, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 82802505007501k2022-239132023-247442024-25828
Students enrolled at Graham High by school year2022-23: 913, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 82802505007501k2022-239132023-247442024-25828
Students enrolled at Graham High by school year2022-23: 913, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 82802505007501k2022-239132023-247442024-25828
Students enrolled at Graham High by school year2022-23: 913, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 82802505007501k2022-239132023-247442024-25828
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391356.716.1
2023-2474448.815.2
2024-2582844.918.4

18.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Graham High 18.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGraham High 18.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Graham High 18.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGraham High 18.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Graham High 18.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGraham High 18.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Graham High 18.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGraham High 18.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 286 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Graham High enrolled 858 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 148 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 286 of the 858 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions148
  • Chronically absent63.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.3% of students were Hispanic, 35.3% Black, 13.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic44.3%
  2. Black35.3%
  3. White13.2%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

77% of the 246 students in Graham High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate77%85%86.5%
Students in the class2461,845120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Graham

4 public high schools in Graham report 2024-25 enrollment; Graham High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southern Alamance High1,14818.847.6%
Graham High82818.499.6%
ABSS Early College at ACC24729.931.6%
Ray Street Academy362.491.7%

All public schools in Graham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Graham High

  1. Ray Street AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 36 students (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Hugh M Cummings HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 807 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Graham High with Ray Street AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alamance-Burlington Schools spends per student$11,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,925
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaGraham High is the number 231 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#231 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Graham High

  1. How many students attend Graham High?
    828 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 913 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Graham, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Graham High?
    18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Graham High a Title I school?
    Graham High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at Graham High?
    77% of the 246 students in Graham High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Graham High in?
    Alamance-Burlington Schools, NCES district ID 3700030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370003000009 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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