Burke Middle College

The public high school Burke Middle College is located in Morganton, North Carolina. Classes run from 11 through 12, and the school has 130 students. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 83% lower.

Burke County Schools includes 26 schools. Together they enroll 11,667 students.

Burke Middle College's enrollment is 53% White. The next largest groups are 31% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Burke County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Burke Middle College has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The count of teachers at Burke Middle College is 3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 43.3:1. Among high schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. The school counts 127 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. Across public schools in Burke County, the average is about the same, 96%.

In Burke County (population about 87,795), median household income is about $58,592, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 30 public schools operate in Burke County, serving about 12,360 students.

The shortest distance from Burke Middle College to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to NC School for the Deaf. The five-mile area around Burke Middle College holds at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 144 in 2020-21 and 130 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 48.0:1 in 2020-21 to 43.3:1 in 2024-25.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.