Purnell Swett High School
Po Box 1210, Pembroke, NC, 28372-1210 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Purnell Swett High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Robeson County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1524 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 111 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 536 students
Grade 10 - 410 students
Grade 11 - 312 students
Grade 12 - 266 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian 81% 1%
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic 1% 5%
% Black 15% 31%
% White 3% 59%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 46% 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Robeson County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 42 12
Number of Students Managed 24,379 students 6,210 students
District Total Revenue $184,873,000 $47,973,000
District Expenditure $184,642,000 $45,994,000
District Revenue / Student $7,583 $7,725
District Expenditure / Student $7,574 $7,406
District Graduation Rates 62% 74%
In the News:
  • Need to Know (The Fayetteville Observer)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:50:16 pm
    1Better Health, a United Way partner Agency, will hold an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in observance of Diabetes Awareness Month . Guests will be able to see Better Health programs in action and be screened for diabetes and hypertension. Dress is business casual.
  • After school program launches (The Robesonian)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:18:43 am
    MAXTON —The new program director of the town’s 21st Century Community Learning Center was formally introduced to the town Board of Commissioners Thursday. Marlon McPhatter said he was “very excite...
  • Collective works for a drug-free community (The Robesonian)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 03:03:32 pm
    LUMBERTON — Nearly 400 people from businesses, schools, churches and nonprofits met Thursday at the Farmer’s Market to recognize Red Ribbon Week, a national alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention awa...
  • CIS nutures relationship between schools, students (The Robesonian)
    posted on September 22, 2009 at 05:03:32 pm
    This is another in a weekly series of stories profiling nonprofit agencies that are funded in part by the United Way — editor. LUMBERTON — Cheyenne Bullard loves attending the eighth grade at ...
  • Tribal Council: Chavis files for District 7 (The Robesonian)
    posted on September 5, 2009 at 11:03:42 am
    PEMBROKE — Robert Earl Chavis filed Friday as a candidate for a District 7 seat on the Lumbee Tribal Council. Chavis, 59, is running for pubic office for the first time. District 7 includes South ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28372)
School Zip (28372)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 12,337 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 21% 24%
Population Average Age 29 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $28,515 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 31 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28372)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 73% / 27% 66% / 34%
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1. Red Springs High School - 663 students - 9.0 mi. away - view location
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