Western Alamance High School - Elon, North Carolina/NC

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Western Alamance High School

1731 N Nc 87, Elon, NC, 27244-9758 -

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Definition of Terms

Western Alamance High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Alamance County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1149 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

59 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 309 students

Grade 10 - 299 students

Grade 11 - 307 students

Grade 12 - 234 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	5%
% Black	13%	31%
% White	84%	59%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Alamance-burlington s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	33	12
Number of Students Managed	22,184 students	6,210 students
District Total Revenue	$152,648,000	$47,973,000
District Expenditure	$149,453,000	$45,994,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,881	$7,725
District Expenditure / Student	$6,737	$7,406
District Graduation Rates	76%	74%

Ceremony at Western Alamance honors Hager, student who was killed in Afghanistan (Burlington Times-News)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 10:48:55 pm
Students filled the gym at Western Alamance High School on Tuesday to remember U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Roger Hager, a 2008 graduate killed in Afghanistan in July. They were joined by Hager’s family, government leaders and – in the form of remarks...
Elon, Campbell kickers honored (Burlington Times-News)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 01:17:59 pm
Elon University kicker Adam Shreiner picked up Special Teams Player of the Week honors for Southern Conference football Monday. The redshirt freshman booted field goals of 36 and 20 yards and hit all four of his extra-point kicks Saturday...
ACC opts against dome for future tournament (Burlington Times-News)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 05:05:30 am
GREENSBORO — The Atlantic Coast Conference is done with domes — at least for now. The league announced Sunday that its 2012 men’s basketball tournament will be held at Philips Arena in Atlanta. “Having our tournament in a traditional-sized...
Western Alamance 29, Eastern Guilford 27 (Greensboro News & Record)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 03:49:49 am
Site: Western Alamance High School, Elon Why Western Alamance won: The Warriors rolled up 202 rushing yards on 42 carries, while their defense held Eastern Guilford to just seven first downs. read more
Elon driver captures Piedmont Dragway points title (Burlington Times-News)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:18:42 pm
Randall Cantrell said there were several factors that went into his first points championship at Piedmont Dragway in Julian. “I got more comfortable,” the Elon driver said. “Same car, I guess we got used to it.” And one more

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Western Alamance High School is a public, coeducational high school located in Elon, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in the Alamance-Burlington School System. The school runs on block scheduling from 8:00am to 3:00pm.
Athletics
Western Alamance is classified as a 3A school by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and is a member of the Triad 3A Conference.
The Warriors' football team went to the finals of the State Championship four consecutive years, from 2004-2007. They won the 2007 State Championship on December 8, 2007 62-36 against North Gaston High School. The Championship win was the first for the school's football program.
Western Alamance also has 2A State Championships in boy's tennis (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000) and boy's golf (2001).
Notable alumni
Frank Haith - (Class of 1984) head men's basketball coach at the University of Miami

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