Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch

Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch operates as a modestly sized K-12 campus in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 326 students spanning grades 3 through 11. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 27% Black, 14% White, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, Guilford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Western Guilford High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch's enrollment has rose 23% since 2018, when it stood at 266 (now 326). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 41% to 55% over that span.

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