West Stanly High

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

West Stanly High in Oakboro, North Carolina enrolled 800 students in 2024-25 with 44.7 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

762 students in 2022-23, 785 students in 2023-24, 800 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.1 to 44.7.

Students enrolled at West Stanly High by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 80002004006008002022-237622023-247852024-25800
Students enrolled at West Stanly High by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 80002004006008002022-237622023-247852024-25800
Students enrolled at West Stanly High by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 80002004006008002022-237622023-247852024-25800
Students enrolled at West Stanly High by school year2022-23: 762, 2023-24: 785, 2024-25: 80002004006008002022-237622023-247852024-25800
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376245.116.9
2023-2478545.417.3
2024-2580044.717.9

17.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 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; West Stanly High 17.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWest Stanly High 17.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; West Stanly High 17.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWest Stanly High 17.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; West Stanly High 17.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWest Stanly High 17.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; West Stanly High 17.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherWest Stanly High 17.9state 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 376 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Stanly High enrolled 752 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 376 of the 752 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.5% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 6.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White72.5%
  2. Hispanic14.1%
  3. Black6.1%
  4. Two or more races5.5%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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

80-84% of the 184 students in West Stanly 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 rate80‑84%85%86.5%
Students in the class184625120,822

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 West Stanly High

  1. South Stanly HighThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 442 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Mount Pleasant HighThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 894 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare West Stanly High with South Stanly HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stanly County Schools spends per student$10,914 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,914
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaWest Stanly High is the number 238 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#238 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.17.9:1
  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 West Stanly High

  1. How many students attend West Stanly High?
    800 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 762 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Oakboro, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West Stanly High?
    17.9 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 West Stanly High a Title I school?
    West Stanly High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at West Stanly High?
    80-84% of the 184 students in West Stanly 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 West Stanly High in?
    Stanly County Schools, NCES district ID 3704320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370432001720 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