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Corinth Holders High

6875 Applewhite Rd, Wendell, NC 27591 · (919) 365-4306 · Johnston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,187 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,187
High
DISTRICT 1,274 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
2,166 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 953124%
Grade 1054125%
Grade 1156126%
Grade 1255425%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1,19855%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
49122%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
36617%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
321%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
894%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
90%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,14452%
Female
1,04348%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
63.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.1%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

Where Corinth Holders High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Johnston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#198 of 468#3 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.1%#217 of 464#6 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.2%#172 of 448#3 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,187#21 of 598#1 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.2:1#390 of 473#5 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.0%#222 of 474#7 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.0%#194 of 527#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+13.3%#55 of 164#2 of 8
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,187
+82 (+4%) vs 2020
+244% since 2010-11, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,18794.223.2:199% (2,166)
2023-242,270108.620.9:132% (735)
2022-232,219108.620.4:132% (712)
2020-212,10511318.6:118% (380)
2017-181,931102.818.8:122% (432)
2015-161,7699319.0:124% (418)
2010-116364115.5:128% (177)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corinth Holders High.

About Corinth Holders High

Corinth Holders High is the name of a large high school in Wendell, North Carolina. In all, 2,187 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 187% larger than the average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.

The 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools enroll 37,320 students altogether, Corinth Holders High among them.

At Corinth Holders High, 55% of students are White. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Johnston County is roughly 64% White. The diversity index for Corinth Holders High is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. The school has 94.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 3.6 students per teacher. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Corinth Holders High sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.0% and a predicted 48.6%.

Census data for Johnston County show median household income comes to about $83,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,004, Corinth Holders High among them.

Among nearby public schools, Archer Lodge Middle is closest at about 2.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The nearest schools with test data average 61.8%, higher than Corinth Holders High's 51.0%.

Corinth Holders High falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

A 4% rise took enrollment from 2,105 in 2020-21 to 2,187 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.6:1).

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Johnston County at a glance

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Population
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students

Quick facts

School name
Corinth Holders High
District
Johnston County Public Schools
Address
6875 Applewhite Rd, Wendell, NC 27591
Phone
(919) 365-4306
County
Johnston County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,187
Teachers (FTE)
94
Student–teacher ratio
23.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
2,166 (99%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
370237003225
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
Other schools in Wendell
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Frequently asked questions

About Corinth Holders High
How many students attend Corinth Holders High?
Corinth Holders High enrolls approximately 2,187 students in grades 09-12.
Is Corinth Holders High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Corinth Holders High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Corinth Holders High have?
Corinth Holders High employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Corinth Holders High?
Student demographics at Corinth Holders High are roughly 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Corinth Holders High?
Corinth Holders High is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
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