East Rutherford High School

Regular School · Forest City, NC

East Rutherford High School is a regular school school in Forest City, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 623 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

623

Teachers (FTE)

32.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

19:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	411	66%
Black or African American	89	14%
Hispanic/Latino	74	12%
Two or more races	46	7%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	623	336M / 287F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60-64%	41.9%	134
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	46.9%	149
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	118
4-Year Graduation Rate	90-94%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (7)

11 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

134 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

151

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

11.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	623	100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 668

Forest City, NC 28043

Phone: (828)245-6424

http://erhs.rcsnc.org/

District

Rutherford County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,437

District enrollment: 7,527

Other Schools in District

Cliffside Elementary School Elementary
Ellenboro Elementary School Elementary
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School Elementary
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School Elementary
Harris Elementary School Elementary
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Elementary
Pinnacle Elementary School Elementary
Rutherfordton Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28043) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370408001640

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