Piedmont Classical High School

Piedmont Classical High School is a public high school run by Piedmont Classical High School in BROWNS SUMMIT, North Carolina. The school's 478 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students each.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

Black students make up a majority at Piedmont Classical High School, at 64%. Other students are 13% White, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Black share among all Guilford County residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.7 students per teacher. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina.

Census estimates describe Guilford County this way: the median household income is $68,642, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Guilford County has 143 public schools and roughly 79,539 students.

The closest public school to Piedmont Classical High School is Ronald E. McNair Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Piedmont Classical High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Piedmont Classical High School is run as a public charter school.

Enrollment is up 12% from 2020-21, when Piedmont Classical High School had 425 students, to 2024-25, when it had 478. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.7:1, from 13.7:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Piedmont Classical High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.