Providence High School - Charlotte, North Carolina/NC

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Providence High School

1800 Pineville-matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28270-0330 -

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Definition of Terms

Providence High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Mecklenburg County, NC

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2003

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2487 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

139 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 701 students

Grade 10 - 633 students

Grade 11 - 621 students

Grade 12 - 532 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	6%	2%
% Hispanic	4%	5%
% Black	8%	31%
% White	82%	59%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

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

Charlotte-mecklenburg s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	142	12
Number of Students Managed	126,901 students	6,210 students
District Total Revenue	$922,481,000	$47,973,000
District Expenditure	$1,056,103,000	$45,994,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,269	$7,725
District Expenditure / Student	$8,322	$7,406
District Graduation Rates	76%	74%

Aspiring journalists visit Observer (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:42:21 am
About 100 high school students from the Charlotte area attended workshops for aspiring journalists at the Charlotte Observer Tuesday.
The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 (Niner Online)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:04:02 am
“We’re not bad aliens from another planet,” declares Braxton Midgett, the charismatic president of PRIDE and the magnetic organizer of the Proposition 8 Protest that took place Saturday.
OMG! Teachers say texting can be good for teens (Boston Herald)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 01:10:10 pm
CHARLOTTE - Texting, a favorite and seemingly instinctive activity for teens, has loomed over education and parenthood for several years. Many adults felt like it would mash...
Teachers: Texting can be used as tool with teens (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 11:01:58 am
Texting, a favorite and seemingly instinctive activity for teens, has loomed over education and parenthood for several years. Many adults felt like it would mash proper English into the ground and was a distraction from serious learning.
Teachers putting texting to use (The News & Observer)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 06:00:08 am
Texting, beloved by teens, has long been a source of friction with parents and educators.

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Providence Senior High School is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is part of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District. Providence opened in 1989 off of Pineville-Matthews Road. The school added an expansion to its east wing in the early 1990s. The school serves southern and southeastern Mecklenburg County. Its mascot is the Panther and its colors are black and gold.
Awards
1996 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 - North Carolina "School of Distinction"
Notable alumni
Antawn Jamison - UNC basketball alumnus; NCAA Wooden Award Winner (1998)
Jessica Stroup - American actress and model, most notably of 90210
Mark Freiburger - American filmmaker
Jilen Siroky - Olympic swimmer; Youngest member of 1996 U.S. Olympic team
Carolyn Cannon - American actress
Magda Dyszkiewicz - Olympic swimmer
Sam Talbot - Top Chef Semi-finalist and executive chef
Colin Graham - Musical Legend
External links
Official website
Providence High report card

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