Henderson Collegiate

The public school serving multiple grade levels Henderson Collegiate is located in Henderson, North Carolina. The school runs kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,334 students. By comparison, combined schools in North Carolina enroll about 731 students on average.

Henderson Collegiate operates as its own local education agency.

More than half of the students at Henderson Collegiate are Black (61%). The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. In Vance County overall, about 47% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.

Henderson Collegiate reported 96 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.9:1. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 16.1:1 for combined schools in North Carolina. Roughly 98% of students at Henderson Collegiate can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Vance County average a similar 98%.

In Vance County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $50,465 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Vance County number 19, with about 7,495 students.

Henderson Collegiate's nearest public school is L B Yancey Elementary (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,335) to 2024-25 (1,334). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.

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