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Enrollment
817
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153000651
Bunn High
29 Bunn Elem School Road, Bunn, NC 27508 · (919) 496-3975 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
814 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 221 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 197 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bunn High
Bunn High's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunn High this school | 817 | 99.6% | 38.8% |
| Montgomery Central High Troy | 846 | 99.3% | 31.4% |
| Southern Nash High Bailey | 1,048 | 99.0% | 43.1% |
| Heide Trask High Rocky Point | 732 | 99.6% | 31.9% |
| Lincolnton High Lincolnton | 797 | 99.5% | 44.6% |
| Midway High Newton Grove | 726 | 98.9% | 55.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bunn High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #316 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #240 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #298 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #236 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #138 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #121 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #84 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #137 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
817
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 817 | 49 | 16.7:1 | 100% (814) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 48.9 | 17.6:1 | 65% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 50.3 | 16.7:1 | 59% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 56% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 51.7 | 17.4:1 | 50% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 879 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 52% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 876 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 47% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 27% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 46 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bunn High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (899 to 817); teachers down 5% (51.7 to 49).
About Bunn High
Bunn High is a mid-sized high school in Bunn, North Carolina, administered by Franklin County Schools. Federal data show 817 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Bunn High is a school in Franklin County Schools. The district has 16 schools and 7,978 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bunn High is White, with 39% of students. Next come 36% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 62% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bunn High scores 67%.
Bunn High reports a ratio of 16.7 students per teacher, from 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 2.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bunn High, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 82% average for public schools in Franklin County, the school's rate is higher.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Bunn High outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Bunn High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.8% is 9.7 points below the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Franklin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,240, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Franklin County's 19 public schools enroll about 11,614 students and include Bunn High.
Bunn High is about 1.3 miles from Bunn Elementary, its nearest public school. Bunn High has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bunn High at 8th of 8.
Bunn High is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 817, starting from 803. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.4:1 to 16.7:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Edward Best ElementaryElementary · 498 students
Other schools in Bunn
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Bunn Elementary1.3 mi · 600
- Bunn Middle1.6 mi · 618
- Spring Hope Elementary7.8 mi · 378
- Royal Elementary8.0 mi · 349
- Wakelon Elementary8.4 mi · 679
- Zebulon Elementary8.9 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Bunn HighHow large is Bunn High?
Bunn High enrolls approximately 817 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bunn High serve?
Bunn High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bunn High have?
Bunn High employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Bunn High?
Bunn High reports a student body of 39% White, 36% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bunn High public or private?
Bunn High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.