Jordan-Matthews High

As an average-sized four-year high school in Siler City, North Carolina, Jordan-Matthews High works with 848 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Chatham County Schools.

Jordan-Matthews High is one of 21 schools operated by Chatham County Schools, a district that teaches 8,987 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jordan-Matthews High logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 16% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chatham County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Jordan-Matthews High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Chatham County put median household earnings sit near $94,317, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jordan-Matthews High is one of 25 public schools in Chatham County (combined enrollment of about 10,374 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chatham County Schools Virtual Academy, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Jordan-Matthews High. On composite proficiency, Jordan-Matthews High comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 870 students in 2018 compared to 848 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 68% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.