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Enrollment
721
High
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOIR COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370261001094
South Lenoir High
3355 Old Hwy 11 South, Deep Run, NC 28525 · (252) 568-6161 · Lenoir County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
718 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 179 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 180 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 182 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
48.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
26.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 South Lenoir High
South Lenoir High's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lenoir High this school | 721 | 99.6% | 39.3% |
| Dalton McMichael High Mayodan | 681 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
| West Caldwell High Lenoir | 634 | 98.7% | 29.9% |
| Wilkes Central High School Wilkesboro | 719 | 99.6% | 46.2% |
| West Bladen High Bladenboro | 720 | 99.6% | 35.6% |
| West Rowan High Mount Ulla | 988 | 99.7% | 23.8% |
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 South Lenoir High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #311 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #320 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #310 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #278 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #70 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #221 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #103 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #176 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
721
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 721 | 47.6 | 15.2:1 | 100% (718) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 100% (761) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 47.5 | 16.2:1 | 99% (763) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 100% (737) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 45.5 | 16.9:1 | 98% (755) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 99% (795) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | 49 | 17.0:1 | 46% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 20% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 54 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Lenoir High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (770 to 721); teachers up 5% (45.5 to 47.6).
About South Lenoir High
South Lenoir High is a medium-sized high school with its address in Deep Run, North Carolina. The school's 721 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Lenoir County Public Schools enrolls 8,331 students, and its 17 schools include South Lenoir High.
White students are the majority at South Lenoir High, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. South Lenoir High reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lenoir County average 99%.
South Lenoir High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Lenoir High is 9.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.3% actual, 48.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Within Lenoir County, the median household income is $45,143, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides South Lenoir High, Lenoir County has 17 other public schools.
The closest public school to South Lenoir High is Woodington Middle, about 4.1 miles away. South Lenoir High is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 60.3%, higher than South Lenoir High's 39.3%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
South Lenoir High's enrollment dropped from 740 in 2020-21 to 721 in 2024-25.
The South Lenoir High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lenoir County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,919
Census ACS
Median income
$45,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenoir County Public Schools
- North Lenoir HighHigh · 957 students
- Contentnea-Savannah SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Kinston HighHigh · 659 students
- Woodington MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Rochelle MiddleMiddle · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Woodington Middle4.1 mi · 584
- Moss Hill Elementary4.4 mi · 371
- Pink Hill Elementary5.0 mi · 437
- Lenoir County Learning Academy7.5 mi · 66
- Southwood Elementary9.0 mi · 218
- B F Grady Elementary9.3 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About South Lenoir HighWhat is the total enrollment at South Lenoir High?
South Lenoir High enrolls approximately 721 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Lenoir High serve?
South Lenoir High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Lenoir High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Lenoir High is approximately 15.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is South Lenoir High?
South Lenoir High reports a student body of 54% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees South Lenoir High?
South Lenoir High is overseen by Lenoir County Public Schools in Lenoir County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.