Weldon STEM High School Career Academies

Located at 4489 Highway 301, in Halifax, North Carolina, Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is an one-room-style senior high that works with 145 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Weldon City Schools. That puts it 81% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Weldon City Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 664 students. Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Weldon STEM High School Career Academies records that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Weldon STEM High School Career Academies lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Weldon STEM High School Career Academies tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Weldon STEM High School Career Academies sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.9%; actual is 17.0%, a gap of -31.9 points.

Across the wider county, Halifax County reports that median household income runs about $45,590, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Weldon STEM High School Career Academies is one of 23 public schools in Halifax County (combined enrollment of about 6,803 students).

Weldon Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Weldon STEM High School Career Academies ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 145 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.