Walter M Williams High

Walter M Williams High operates as a well-populated senior high in Burlington, North Carolina, one of the schools within Alamance-Burlington Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,206 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 58% larger than the state mean of about 761.

Across the 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools (22,661 students total), Walter M Williams High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Walter M Williams High records that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Walter M Williams High has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Walter M Williams High higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Alamance County's rate of about 80%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Walter M Williams 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 34.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Alamance County) shows that median household income runs about $65,651, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Alamance County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students), of which Walter M Williams High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Turrentine Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Walter M Williams High comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,214 students in 2018 compared to 1,206 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 33% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

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