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Enrollment
1,064
High
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465001823
Vance County High School
925 Garrett Road, Henderson, NC 27537 · (252) 430-6000 · Vance County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,064 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
22.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,061 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 319 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 269 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 244 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 22% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
22.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
14.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vance County High School
Vance County High School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vance County High School this school | 1,064 | 99.7% | 16.2% |
| E E Smith High Fayetteville | 1,017 | 99.7% | 40.7% |
| Westover High Fayetteville | 1,234 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
| Northeast Guilford High McLeansville | 977 | 99.7% | 26.5% |
| Seventy-First High Fayetteville | 1,332 | 98.2% | 34.3% |
| Harding University High School Charlotte | 1,204 | 99.8% | 19.4% |
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 Vance County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #464 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #429 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #444 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,064 | #168 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #381 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #368 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #53 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +57.6% | #6 of 164 |
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
1,064
+152 (+17%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,012
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,064 | 46.4 | 22.9:1 | 100% (1,061) |
| 2023-24 | 1,046 | 68.6 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,043) |
| 2022-23 | 958 | 61.1 | 15.7:1 | 100% (955) |
| 2020-21 | 912 | 48 | 19.0:1 | 100% (909) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 49.2 | 13.7:1 | 97% (656) |
| 2015-16 | 845 | 58 | 14.6:1 | 100% (842) |
| 2010-11 | 1,056 | 71 | 14.9:1 | 64% (681) |
| 2000-01 | 953 | 40 | 23.8:1 | 32% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 1,012 | 73 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vance County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 58% (675 to 1,064); teachers down 6% (49.2 to 46.4).
About Vance County High School
At 925 Garrett Road in Henderson, North Carolina, Vance County High School operates as a mid-sized high school. It enrolls 1,064 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 40% more students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
Federal data list 16 schools in Vance County Schools, with 5,205 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Vance County High School is 68%, a majority. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 47% Black share among all Vance County residents. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Vance County High School are from different groups.
There are 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vance County High School, giving a ratio of 22.9:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 3.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 1,061 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Vance County is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Vance County High School lands at F, ahead of 0% of North Carolina public high schools.
Vance County High School is 32.2 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Vance County show that median household income comes to about $50,465, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vance County counts 19 public schools with about 7,495 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Clarke Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Vance County High School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Vance County High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Vance County High School had a net gain of 152 students, or 17%. The school's ratio increased from 19.0:1 to 22.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Vance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,322
Census ACS
Median income
$50,465
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,495 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vance County Schools
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- E M Rollins ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Zeb Vance ElementaryElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Henderson CollegiateCombined · 1,334 students
- Vance Charter SchoolCombined · 956 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Clarke Elementary0.4 mi · 364
- Henderson Collegiate1.3 mi · 1,334
- Aycock Elementary1.4 mi · 376
- L B Yancey Elementary1.6 mi · 186
- Pinkston Street Elementary1.6 mi · 262
- STEM Early High2.2 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Vance County High SchoolHow large is Vance County High School?
Vance County High School enrolls approximately 1,064 students in grades 09-12.
Is Vance County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vance County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vance County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vance County High School is approximately 22.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vance County High School?
Vance County High School reports a student body of 6% White, 22% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Vance County High School public or private?
Vance County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vance County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.