Middle College at GTCC-High Point

Middle College at GTCC-High Point is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in High Point, North Carolina, run under Guilford County Schools. The school instructs 194 students in grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 75% smaller than typical.

Middle College at GTCC-High Point is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that enrolls 68,535 students overall.

Demographically, Middle College at GTCC-High Point reports that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Middle College at GTCC-High Point performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 62.7%, a residual of +13.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household income runs about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Middle College at GTCC-High Point is one campus in the mix.

Fairview Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Middle College at GTCC-High Point. On composite proficiency, Middle College at GTCC-High Point comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 45%: 134 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 35% to 52%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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