Needham Broughton High School - Raleigh, North Carolina/NC

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Needham Broughton High School

723 Saint Marys St, Raleigh, NC, 27605-1424 -

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Definition of Terms

Needham Broughton High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Wake County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2109 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

155 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 624 students

Grade 10 - 503 students

Grade 11 - 486 students

Grade 12 - 496 students

This School

( NC ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( NC ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	2%
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	5%	10%
% Black	27%	33%
% White	64%	54%

Additional Student Information

This School

( NC ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

39%

% 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

Wake County s School District

This School's Agency

( NC ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	138	4
Number of Students Managed	123,749 students	1,837 students
District Total Revenue	$1,116,863,000	$15,601,000
District Expenditure	$1,019,010,000	$15,623,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,025	$8,493
District Expenditure / Student	$8,234	$8,505
District Graduation Rates	84%	79%

Needham B. Broughton High School, or simply Broughton High School, is one of the flagship schools of the Wake County Public School System. It is located at 723 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Broughton is currently ranked 301st in Newsweek's list of the top United States schools. Broughton is known for its castle-like stone facade and tall bell tower.
Sports: Broughton has 18 varsity teams (the newest of which are the lacrosse and gymnastic teams) that compete with other 4-A schools in the CAP-7 conference and with schools around the state. The school produces a wealth of state championships and ranks consistently among the top five schools in the Wachovia Cup (a North Carolina ranking that measures high school sports programs). Broughton teams with recent state championships include women's tennis, women's basketball, men's golf, men's tennis, and men's and women's soccer. The school has produced such athletes as Matt Danford, "Pistol Pete" Maravich, Shavlik Randolph, Sandy Roberts, Webb Simpson, Lindsay Stoecker, Jesse Williams. Randolph's #42 basketball jersey and Stoecker's #6 women's soccer jersey have been retired by Broughton. The athletics program is headed by Jack Spain, a long-time veteran of Broughton sports.
Clubs: Broughton has many clubs representing a wide array of interests in the arts, sports, leadership, politics, hobbies, and career areas. These clubs are run by students and advised by a member of the faculty. All clubs report to a committee of Broughton's Student Council.
Band: Broughton's award winning band program has recently been invited to the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade.[3] The 170 member band is one of fifteen bands selected to participate, and one of only six high schools. They are the first Raleigh band and the fourth North Carolina band to be invited. The band is under the direction of Jeffery Richardson (more popularly known as "JR"), as it has been for 29 years.
Orchestra: While Broughton's orchestra program is not as well-known or as 'celebrated' as the band, it is still regarded as one of the premier orchestra programs in the state of North Carolina, and is under the direction of Greg Logan.
Community service: As part of Broughton's commitment to the community, students are required to perform 25 hours of service within the community; this requirement provides over 55,000 hours annually to Raleigh and surrounding areas. Students can also participate in service trips to Guatemala (Proyecto Quetzal) and in projects such as a school-sponsored Habitat for Humanity house. The community service program is headed by Jane VanGraafeiland.
Technology: The school has in recent years undergone a technological renovation. Each room is equipped with at least one computer, and there are over six computer labs throughout the school. In addition, Broughton is serviced by the adjacent Wade Edwards Learning Lab (WELL), a program established by former Senator John Edwards that provides afterschool access to computers. Here students put on a variety of programs and create special feature videos, from historical documentaries to Star Wars movie spoofs. Broughton's graphics department has also received an update, and students from this program do everything from designing t-shirts to creating 3-D models of airplanes.
From 2002-2004 Broughton underwent a $14 million renovation in which much of the school was gutted and refitted with state-of-the-art technology and new interiors. During the 2004-2005 school year Broughton received an additional $5 million to renovate its Holliday Gymnasium (the state's largest high school gym). One of the highlights of the renovations was the refurbishment of the newly-titled Diane Payne Auditorium, named after the recently-retired principal.
WCAP: Broughton broadcasts its morning announcements via a closed-circuit network, headquartered from the WCAP media studio in the library. WCAP was founded in 1992 under the supervision of then-principal Diane Payne, and was then a monthly, pre-recorded news production informing students of the events happening around Broughton. By 1993 it had evolved to become a live, daily show broadcast from the media center. The set has undergone many renovations throughout the years, and WCAP recently celebrated its fifteenth birthday on January 30th, 2007.
Broughton's sports teams play under the name "Capitals.".
Most of the scenes from The Connells' music video to "'74-'75" were filmed at this school in 1993.
Former Senator John Edwards both began and ended his 2004 presidential bid at the Holliday Gymnasium.
Broughton has produced five UNC-CH Morehead Scholars, three NC State Park Scholars, and one Wake Forest Reynolds Scholar in the past three years.
The Needham B. Broughton Marching Band has recently been invited to march in the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade.
The "Carolina Spirit" show choir was known as the top show choir in the country during the 1990's, winning an unprecedented 6 consecutive Showstoppers National/International Championships.
Broughton is the only IB school in the state that requires sophomores to do a personal project.
Broughton's most famous dance is the Queen of Hearts dance in February. The dance is open to the entire school, and juniors and seniors are allowed to bring outside guests.
Notable alumni: Katharine Buffaloe, featured in the Broadway musical The Phantom Of The Opera and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Matt Danford, University of North Carolina pitcher.
Wade and Catharine Edwards, children of former Sen. John Edwards.
Daniels Evans, Current NC State quarterback.
Jim Goodmon, prominent businessman.
Scott Hoch, professional golfer and Ryder Cup member.
Denise Edwards Johnson, Broadway actress and choreographer.
Marshall Johnson, Grammy Award nominated tenor/countertenor.
Richard Jenrette, legendary Wall Street businessman and co-founder of the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette firm.
Lauren Kennedy, Broadway actress.
Sharon Lawrence, NYPD Blue actress.
Pete Maravich, former LSU and NBA basketball player.
Burley Mitchell, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Casey Nogueira, University of North Carolina soccer forward, Member U.S. U-20 Womens soccer team.
Reynolds Price, NPR radio host and writer.
Shavlik Randolph, Duke University and Philadelphia 76ers basketball player.
Lindsay Stoecker, was a professional soccer player with the Washington Freedom of the Women's United Soccer Association.
Anne Tyler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
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About This Zip Code (27605)

School Zip (27605)

(NC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

4,191 people

7,780,958 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

70%

24%

Population Average Age

36 years old

35.3 years old

Average Household size

1.6 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$40,963

$39,693

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.2 rooms

5.3 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

55 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

41% / 59%

66% / 34%

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