Wilkes Central High School

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Regular School · Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Central High School is a regular school school in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 719 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

719

Teachers (FTE)

49.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	365	51%
Hispanic/Latino	191	27%
Black or African American	79	11%
Two or more races	74	10%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	719	374M / 345F

English Language Learners: 54 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	41.9%	125
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	46.9%	186
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	133
4-Year Graduation Rate	86.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (11)

103 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

93 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

165

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

187

26% 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.)	719	100%

Contact & Location

1179 Moravian Falls Rd

Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Phone: (336)667-5277

http://wchs.wilkescountyschools.org/

District

Wilkes County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,957

District enrollment: 8,673

Other Schools in District

Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School Elementary
C B Eller Elementary School Elementary
C C Wright Elementary School Elementary
Millers Creek Elementary School Elementary
Moravian Falls Elementary School Elementary
Mount Pleasant Elementary School Elementary
Mountain View Elementary School Elementary
Mulberry Elementary School Elementary

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28697) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370495001989

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