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Highland Sch of Technology

Regular School · Gastonia, NC

Highland Sch of Technology is a regular school school in Gastonia, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 538 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
538
Teachers (FTE)
38.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 327 61%
Black or African American 81 15%
Hispanic/Latino 75 14%
Asian 31 6%
Two or more races 23 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 538 261M / 277F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency >=95% 41.9% 108
Reading Proficiency >=95% 46.9% 133
Science Proficiency >=90% — 48
4-Year Graduation Rate >=95% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (13)
163 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
227 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
121
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
22
4.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
97
18% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 538 100%

Contact & Location

1600 N Morris Street

Gastonia, NC 28052

Phone: (704)810-8816

http://gaston.k12.nc.us/highland

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370162002521

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD