Cuthbertson High

Set in Waxhaw, North Carolina, Cuthbertson High is a sizable senior high, operated by Union County Public Schools. It instructs 1,857 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Cuthbertson High sits 144% bigger than that benchmark.

Union County Public Schools runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 41,272 students. Cuthbertson High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Cuthbertson High logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Union County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Cuthbertson High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Union County (around 41%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cuthbertson High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.7%, the actual is 78.1%, a residual of +2.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Union County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $102,900 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Cuthbertson High is one.

The closest other public school is Cuthbertson Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cuthbertson High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 85.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cuthbertson High has climbed 14%, going from 1,633 students in 2018 to 1,857 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 71% across the same window.

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