High · North Carolina

South Providence

Alternative

South Providence, a public high school in Waxhaw, North Carolina: grades 6–12, 91 students, 4.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Union County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 91
Teachers (FTE): 20.8
Students per teacher: 4.4
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 98% of high schools in North Carolina

Median 18.4 · 604 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of high schools in North Carolina

Median 634 · 611 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

2.5%proficient

−5.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of high schools in North Carolina

Median 35% · 72 high schools compared

37 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

North Carolina: 57%

2.5%proficient

−3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of high schools in North Carolina

Median 25% · 72 high schools compared

38 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Union County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Union County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 500 South Providence Street, Waxhaw, NC 28173
Phone: (704)290-1580
City or town: Waxhaw
County: Union County

Website Quality of life in Waxhaw Schools in Waxhaw

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Indian Land High	9–12	1,905	16.1	3.7 mi
Cuthbertson High	9–12	1,857	22.8	3.8 mi
Marvin Ridge High	9–12	1,961	20.3	4.8 mi
Weddington High	9–12	1,899	22.1	5.6 mi
Parkwood High	9–12	1,082	16.9	6.4 mi
Ardrey Kell High School	9–12	3,036	20.8	8.9 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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