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Piedmont High School

3006 Sikes Mill Road

Tel: (704)753-2810

Piedmont High School serves 1,244 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the NC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 50%.
Piedmont High School operates within the Union County School District.
Union County School District's 88% graduation rate is higher than the NC state average of 76%.

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 has increased from 18:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.26 is less than the state average of 0.45. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	19:1	16:1

Asian	1%	3%

Hispanic	7%	16%

Black	5%	26%

White	86%	50%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	4%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.26	0.45

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	18%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	3%	5%

Union County School District's student population of 41,650 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,098 in this district is less than the state average of $11,110. The district revenue/student has declined by 42% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,689 is less than the state average of $11,529. The district spending/student has declined by 25% over four years.

School District Name	Union County School District
Number of Schools Managed	52	1
Number of Students Managed	41,650	912

Graduation Rate	88%	76%

District Total Revenue	$333 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$357 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,098	$11,110

District Spending / Student	$8,689	$11,529

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