Sanderson High School
5500 Dixon Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27609-4202 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Sanderson High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Wake County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1894 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 123 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 640 students
Grade 10 - 447 students
Grade 11 - 420 students
Grade 12 - 387 students
This School (NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School (NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 3% 2%
% Hispanic 7% 10%
% Black 34% 30%
% White 56% 55%
Additional Student Information
This School (NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 20% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
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 123,168 students 1,655 students
District Total Revenue $1,116,863,000 $15,072,000
District Expenditure $1,019,010,000 $14,622,000
District Revenue / Student $9,068 $10,415
District Expenditure / Student $8,273 $9,924
District Graduation Rates 84% 79%
School Notes:
  • Jesse O. Sanderson High School is a co-educational public high school in the Wake County Public School System that serves grades 9 through 12.
  • It is located at 5500 Dixon Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
  • Sanderson is the smallest public high school in the Wake County Public School System.
  • Overview: Sanderson was founded in 1968 and is one of the newer secondary schools in Wake County. It is named after a former superintendent of the Raleigh City Schools. It is located in the northern Raleigh suburbs near the North Hills shopping center.
  • As of 2006, the diversity of Sanderson students and teachers has changed drastically. More new students are being enrolled, most of whom are out-of-state transplants. The majority of educators at Sanderson have been teaching for many years and are highly experienced; however, the school has also attracted several interns and young educators.
  • Sanderson's mascot is the Spartan.
  • Sanderson's men's soccer team has won eleven 4A state soccer championships. They also once held the national record for most consectutive games without a loss, 103, which was later broken.
  • Famous alumni include David Sedaris, author and humorist, and his younger sister Amy Sedaris, the creator and star of the "Strangers with Candy" television series on Comedy Central and the 2006 major motion picture release of the same title.
  • Organizations: To ensure that all students have an opportunity to develop future careers, Michael Hoarty offers a variety of student clubs, including a handful of natinal organizations as well as a series of local organizations. Some of the national organizations Sanderson offers are Academy of Finance, Air Force JROTC, Amnesty International, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, Key Club, National Honor Society, PETA, Science Olympiad, and SADD.
  • Student publications are Grains of Sand, the literary magazine; Lakonikos, the yearbook; Sandscript, the newspaper; and Sandbox, the newest group help.
  • Sanderson High School Track Team: The Sanderson High School (Raleigh, NC) track team for the last three years have won the Cap 7 and Cap 6 Conference. Before last year, the Spartan boy's team had not lost for two straight years, and even though they lost twice last year, they won all of their other meets. Also, last year for the first time in recent years, both the boys and girls teams were able to claim the Cap 7 Conference championship. This year, both teams will try to win the chapmionship again, the boys going for four straight years, and the girls going for two in a row, despite losing major contributors on both teams last year.
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About This Zip Code (27609)
School Zip (27609) (NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 32,820 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 55% 24%
Population Average Age 35 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.2 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $50,880 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.4 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 33 years old 32 years old
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