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Sanderson High School

5500 Dixon Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27609-4202 -

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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

% 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	123,168 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%

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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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% Owning / % Renting

55% / 45%

66% / 34%

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