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Watauga High

Regular School · Boone, NC

Watauga High is a regular school school in Boone, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 1,289 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,289
Teachers (FTE)
82.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 1,042 81%
Hispanic/Latino 159 12%
Two or more races 38 3%
Asian 27 2%
Black or African American 16 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7 1%
Total enrollment 1,289 619M / 670F

English Language Learners: 37 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 76.0% +34.1pp 41.9% 241
Reading Proficiency 74.0% +27.1pp 46.9% 295
Science Proficiency 70-74% — 137
4-Year Graduation Rate 91.0% —

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (23)
265 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
275 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
272
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
51
4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
129
10% 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.) 1,289 100%

Contact & Location

300 Go Pioneers Drive

Boone, NC 28607

Phone: (828)264-2407

http://w.watauga.k12.nc.us/whs

District

Watauga County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,927

District enrollment: 4,754

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370483001943

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