West Lincoln High

West Lincoln High, a medium-sized high school in Lincolnton, North Carolina, part of Lincoln County Schools, instructs 731 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Within Lincoln County Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 11,710 students, West Lincoln High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, West Lincoln High lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lincoln County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Lincoln High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 52.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate median household income runs about $80,016, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. West Lincoln High is one of 25 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 14,428 students).

The closest other public school is West Lincoln Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around West Lincoln High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Lincoln High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. West Lincoln High's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 865 (now 731). Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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