Providence Grove High School

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

Providence Grove High School in Climax, North Carolina enrolled 587 students in 2024-25 with 35.7 full-time teachers, 16.4 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 85-89% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

653 students in 2022-23, 624 students in 2023-24, 587 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.3 to 35.7.

Students enrolled at Providence Grove High School by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236532023-246242024-25587
Students enrolled at Providence Grove High School by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236532023-246242024-25587
Students enrolled at Providence Grove High School by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236532023-246242024-25587
Students enrolled at Providence Grove High School by school year2022-23: 653, 2023-24: 624, 2024-25: 58702004006008002022-236532023-246242024-25587
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365335.318.5
2023-2462440.115.6
2024-2558735.716.4

16.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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; This school 16.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 16.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 16.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 16.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state 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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 327 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Providence Grove High School enrolled 654 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 42 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 327 of the 654 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions42
  • Chronically absent27.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.6% of students were White, 17.2% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White73.6%
  2. Hispanic17.2%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. Black2.7%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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

85-89% of the 176 students in Providence Grove High School'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 rate85‑89%88%86.5%
Students in the class1761,185120,822

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.

What to look at next about Providence Grove High School

  1. Asheboro HighThe nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 1,338 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Randolph Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 358 students, 29.8 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Providence Grove High School with Asheboro HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Randolph County School System spends per student$11,457 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,457
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaProvidence Grove High School is the number 315 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#315 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.16.4:1
  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 Providence Grove High School

  1. How many students attend Providence Grove High School?
    587 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 653 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Climax, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Providence Grove High School?
    16.4 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 Providence Grove High School a Title I school?
    Providence Grove High School 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 Providence Grove High School?
    85-89% of the 176 students in Providence Grove High School'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 Providence Grove High School in?
    Randolph County School System, NCES district ID 3703780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370378003016 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