William Amos Hough High

William Amos Hough High is an expansive high school in Cornelius, North Carolina, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school serves 2,518 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so William Amos Hough High sits 231% above that benchmark.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; William Amos Hough High is among them.

In terms of who attends, William Amos Hough High lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting William Amos Hough High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mecklenburg County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, William Amos Hough High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.7%, the actual is 70.6%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) records that the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. William Amos Hough High is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bailey Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Amos Hough High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 78.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. William Amos Hough High's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 2,683 (now 2,518). White enrollment moved from 74% to 65% across the same window.

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