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Enrollment
797
High
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370268001114
Lincolnton High
803 N Aspen St, Lincolnton, NC 28092 · (704) 735-3089 · Lincoln County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
793 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 211 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 188 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 195 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
56.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Lincolnton High
Lincolnton High's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton High this school | 797 | 99.5% | 44.6% |
| West Bladen High Bladenboro | 720 | 99.6% | 35.6% |
| Wilkes Central High School Wilkesboro | 719 | 99.6% | 46.2% |
| Montgomery Central High Troy | 846 | 99.3% | 31.4% |
| Bunn High Bunn | 817 | 99.6% | 38.8% |
| Walkertown High Walkertown | 662 | 99.5% | 26.8% |
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 Lincolnton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #264 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #298 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #227 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #244 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #149 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #99 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #125 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #231 of 277 |
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
797
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 797 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 99% (793) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 100% (785) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 48.2 | 16.9:1 | 65% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 44% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 52.2 | 15.8:1 | 63% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 63% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 59 | 15.2:1 | 58% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 34% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 849 | 53 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincolnton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (826 to 797); teachers down 10% (52.2 to 47).
About Lincolnton High
Lincolnton High is a public high school in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The school enrolls 797 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Lincoln County Schools is the district for Lincolnton High. It has 22 schools and 11,710 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lincolnton High. The largest is White students, at 44%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lincoln County is roughly 83% White. Lincolnton High's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.0:1 comes from the school's 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Lincoln County is 33 points.
allk12 grades Lincolnton High a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Lincolnton High scores 44.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Lincoln County show that the median household income is $80,016, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Lincolnton High is one of 25 public schools in the county.
Battleground Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Lincolnton High holds 7 other public schools. Local comparison: Lincolnton High ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 44.6% versus a 53.8% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 797, close to the 812 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,716
Census ACS
Median income
$80,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,428 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County Schools
- North Lincoln HighHigh · 1,126 students
- East Lincoln HighHigh · 1,047 students
- North Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 774 students
- East Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- West Lincoln HighHigh · 731 students
- St James ElementaryElementary · 653 students
Other schools in Lincolnton
- North Lincoln HighHigh · 1,126 students
- West Lincoln HighHigh · 731 students
- Lincolnton MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- West Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Battleground ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Childers ElementaryElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Battleground Elementary0.2 mi · 420
- GE Massey Elementary1.3 mi · 370
- S Ray Lowder Elementary1.4 mi · 306
- Love Memorial Elementary2.2 mi · 315
- Lincolnton Middle2.9 mi · 563
- Asbury Academy2.9 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Lincolnton HighHow many students attend Lincolnton High?
Lincolnton High enrolls approximately 797 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lincolnton High serve?
Lincolnton High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lincolnton High?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Lincolnton High.
How diverse is Lincolnton High?
Lincolnton High reports a student body of 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincolnton High?
Lincolnton High is overseen by Lincoln County Schools in Lincoln County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.