Stuart W Cramer High

Stuart W Cramer High operates as an average-sized 9-12 campus in Belmont, North Carolina, run under Gaston County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 953 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 761.

Stuart W Cramer High is one of 56 schools operated by Gaston County Schools, a district that hosts 30,995 students overall.

On demographics, Stuart W Cramer High reports that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, On paper, Stuart W Cramer High has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gaston County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stuart W Cramer High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 50.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Gaston County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,478 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gaston County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students), Stuart W Cramer High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Belmont Central Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stuart W Cramer High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 1,040 students in 2018 compared to 953 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 55%.

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