Porter Ridge High School - Indian Trail, North Carolina/NC

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Porter Ridge High School

2839 Ridge Road, Indian Trail, NC, 28079 -

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Definition of Terms

Porter Ridge High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Union County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1512 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

81 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 475 students

Grade 10 - 407 students

Grade 11 - 353 students

Grade 12 - 277 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	-	1%
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	7%	7%
% Black	14%	30%
% White	74%	58%
% Unknown	3%	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Union County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	46	4
Number of Students Managed	36,983 students	1,667 students
District Total Revenue	$436,480,000	$17,764,000
District Expenditure	$388,135,000	$17,649,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,802	$10,656
District Expenditure / Student	$10,495	$10,587
District Graduation Rates	96%	92%

McDonald's awards 55 local students (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on June 4, 2010 at 01:21:31 pm
Fifth-five high school and college students from the Charlotte area have been awarded $1,000 scholar
Brian Reese Named Assistand Basketball Coach At High Point (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
posted on June 2, 2010 at 04:29:08 pm
Reese joins the Panthers after one season as an assistant coach at Wingate University, where he helped the Bulldogs improve to 14-14.
Union County teacher tops in N.C. (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on May 7, 2009 at 11:21:41 am
Jessica Garner, a Spanish teacher at Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, has become the first Union County Public Schools teacher to be named North Carolina's Teacher of the Year.
Indian Trail teacher honored (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on May 6, 2009 at 06:42:11 pm
By Marty Minchin
Teacher with Union County Public Schools wins NC Teacher of the Year title (WBTV Charlotte)
posted on May 6, 2009 at 03:04:33 pm
(The following announcement is from Union County Public Schools.) UNION COUNTY, NC - Jessica Garner, a high school Spanish teacher with Union County Public Schools, has been named the 2009-2010 North Carolina AT&T Teacher of the Year.

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About This Zip Code (28079)

School Zip (28079)

(NC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

11,315 people

8,047,333 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

33%

24%

Population Average Age

34 years old

36 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$54,870

$40,360

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

20 years old

33 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

91% / 9%

69% / 31%

Nearby Schools:

1. Piedmont High School - 891 students - 4.3 mi. away - view location
2. Union Academy - 903 students - 4.8 mi. away - view location
3. Union Early College High School - 115 students - 4.9 mi. away - view location
4. Sun Valley High School - 1417 students - 5.2 mi. away - view location
5. David W Butler High School - 2445 students - 7.4 mi. away - view location

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