Jay M Robinson High

Jay M Robinson High operates as a sizable high school in Concord, North Carolina, part of Cabarrus County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,210 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 59% bigger than typical.

Cabarrus County Schools comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 35,568 students; Jay M Robinson High is among them.

On demographics, Jay M Robinson High lists that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Jay M Robinson High has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Jay M Robinson High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 63.0%; this one comes in at 44.8%, -18.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Cabarrus County reports that median household income runs about $89,005, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cabarrus County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), Jay M Robinson High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roberta Road Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jay M Robinson High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jay M Robinson High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Jay M Robinson High's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,309 (now 1,210). White enrollment moved from 49% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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