Penn-Griffin Schools

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · High Point, North Carolina

Penn-Griffin Schools in High Point, North Carolina enrolled 539 students in 2024-25 with 42.8 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

537 students in 2022-23, 543 students in 2023-24, 539 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.1 to 42.8.

Students enrolled at Penn-Griffin Schools by school year2022-23: 537, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235372023-245432024-25539
Students enrolled at Penn-Griffin Schools by school year2022-23: 537, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235372023-245432024-25539
Students enrolled at Penn-Griffin Schools by school year2022-23: 537, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235372023-245432024-25539
Students enrolled at Penn-Griffin Schools by school year2022-23: 537, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 53902004006002022-235372023-245432024-25539
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353742.112.8
2023-2454341.813.0
2024-2553942.812.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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; Penn-Griffin Schools 12.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPenn-Griffin Schools 12.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Penn-Griffin Schools 12.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPenn-Griffin Schools 12.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Penn-Griffin Schools 12.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPenn-Griffin Schools 12.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Penn-Griffin Schools 12.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherPenn-Griffin Schools 12.6state 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).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 278 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Penn-Griffin Schools enrolled 555 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 62 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 278 of the 555 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions62
  • Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.0% of students were Black, 27.5% Hispanic, 20.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black44.0%
  2. Hispanic27.5%
  3. White20.2%
  4. Two or more races4.1%
  5. Asian3.9%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Penn-Griffin Schools scored proficient or above: 33-37% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math33‑37%46%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 37 students in Penn-Griffin Schools'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 rate90% or more91%86.5%
Students in the class375,765120,822

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 High Point

7 public high schools in High Point report 2024-25 enrollment; Penn-Griffin Schools is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Southwest Guilford High1,54718.399.8%
High Point Central High1,00513.099.3%
T Wingate Andrews High75315.499.6%
Penn-Griffin Schools53912.698.7%
Middle College at GTCC-High Point19418.298.5%
Kearns Academy1088.297.2%
Pruette SCALE Academy101.370.0%

All public schools in High Point →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Penn-Griffin Schools

  1. Middle College at GTCC-High PointThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 194 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Pruette SCALE AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 10 students (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Penn-Griffin Schools with Middle College at GTCC-High PointStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Guilford County Schools spends per student$12,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,897
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaPenn-Griffin Schools is the number 330 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#330 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.12.6:1
  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 Penn-Griffin Schools

  1. How many students attend Penn-Griffin Schools?
    539 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 537 in 2022-23. It is a high school in High Point, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Penn-Griffin Schools?
    12.6 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 Penn-Griffin Schools a Title I school?
    Penn-Griffin Schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Penn-Griffin Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Penn-Griffin Schools scored proficient or above: 33-37% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Penn-Griffin Schools?
    90% or more of the 37 students in Penn-Griffin Schools'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.
  6. What district is Penn-Griffin Schools in?
    Guilford County Schools, NCES district ID 3701920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370192000951 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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