Anson High School

Anson High School is one of the mid-tier four-year high schools in Wadesboro, North Carolina, operated by Anson County Schools, with 705 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Anson County Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,924 students. Anson High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Anson High School records that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Anson County as a whole is about 45% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Anson High School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Anson High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Anson High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 35.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Anson County put median household income runs about $47,302, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Anson High School is one of 9 public schools in Anson County (combined enrollment of about 2,924 students).

Anson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Anson High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anson High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 774 students in 2018 compared to 705 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.