Lincolnton High

Lincolnton High is a high school of mid-sized scale in Lincolnton, North Carolina, run under Lincoln County Schools, caters to 797 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Lincoln County Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 11,710 students, Lincolnton High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lincolnton High reports that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lincolnton High has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lincoln County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincolnton High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 44.6%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Lincoln County shows median household income runs about $80,016, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincolnton High is one of 25 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 14,428 students).

The closest other public school is Battleground Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincolnton High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 826 students in 2018 compared to 797 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 51% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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