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Enrollment
2,110
High
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370225000968
Hoke County High
505 S Bethel Road, Raeford, NC 28376 · (910) 875-2156 · Hoke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,110 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,107 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 668 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 541 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 497 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 404 | 19% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
16.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like Hoke County High
Hoke County High's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoke County High this school | 2,110 | 99.9% | 31.9% |
| Lumberton Senior High Lumberton | 1,894 | 98.8% | 31.9% |
| Ashbrook High Gastonia | 1,386 | 99.8% | 30.6% |
| Mount Tabor High School Winston Salem | 1,426 | 99.8% | 38.6% |
| Hopewell High School Huntersville | 1,851 | 99.8% | 40.0% |
| R J Reynolds High Winston Salem | 1,759 | 99.4% | 37.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hoke County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #384 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #418 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #348 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,110 | #27 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #245 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #18 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #4 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #119 of 164 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,110
+250 (+13%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,407
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,110 | 112.7 | 18.7:1 | 100% (2,107) |
| 2023-24 | 2,115 | 112.3 | 18.8:1 | 99% (2,092) |
| 2022-23 | 2,060 | 124.7 | 16.5:1 | 100% (2,057) |
| 2020-21 | 1,860 | 130 | 14.3:1 | 100% (1,857) |
| 2017-18 | 2,023 | 128.4 | 15.8:1 | 58% (1,168) |
| 2015-16 | 1,996 | 125 | 16.0:1 | 61% (1,214) |
| 2010-11 | 1,770 | 121 | 14.6:1 | 51% (894) |
| 2000-01 | 1,472 | 96 | 15.3:1 | 38% (557) |
| 1990-91 | 1,407 | 87 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoke County High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,023 to 2,110); teachers down 12% (128.4 to 112.7).
About Hoke County High
Hoke County High is a large high school serving families in Raeford, North Carolina. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,110 students on the rolls. High schools in North Carolina average about 761 students, which makes this school 177% bigger than average.
District-wide, Hoke County Schools has 14 schools and 8,732 students.
About 40% of students at Hoke County High are Black, the largest single group. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 112.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hoke County High has a ratio of 18.7:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Hoke County.
Hoke County High earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.4% at Hoke County High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.9%.
For the population of Hoke County, the median household earns about $64,912 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Hoke County, 14 public schools serve about 8,732 students.
J W McLauchlin Elementary, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Hoke County High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hoke County High places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Hoke County High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 13%, from 1,860 to 2,110. By 2024-25, the school had 18.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
The Hoke County High discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,835
Census ACS
Median income
$64,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoke County Schools
- East Hoke MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Upchurch ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Raeford
- East Hoke MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- West Hoke MiddleMiddle · 656 students
- Upchurch ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Don D Steed ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Scurlock ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Rockfish Hoke ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- J W McLauchlin Elementary0.9 mi · 304
- J W Turlington School0.9 mi · 26
- West Hoke Middle1.2 mi · 656
- Upchurch Elementary1.3 mi · 646
- SandHoke Early College High1.6 mi · 418
- Scurlock Elementary3.3 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Hoke County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Hoke County High?
Hoke County High enrolls approximately 2,110 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hoke County High serve?
Hoke County High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoke County High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hoke County High is approximately 18.7:1 (113 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hoke County High?
Hoke County High reports a student body of 16% White, 27% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoke County High?
Hoke County High is overseen by Hoke County Schools in Hoke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.