Jesse C. Carson High School

Jesse C. Carson High School (often referred to as Carson High School or Carson) is a public, co-educational secondary school located in China Grove, NC. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

Jesse C. Carson High School
Address
290 Kress Venture Road

China Grove
,
North Carolina
28023

United States
Coordinates35.565999°N 80.543751°W / 35.565999; -80.543751
Information
Other nameJCHS
TypePublic
Established2006 (2006)
CEEB code340734
NCES School ID370405002882[1]
PrincipalBenjamin Crawford
Teaching staff72.73 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment1,328 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio18.26[2]
Color(s)Orange and Midnight Blue
        
Athletics conferenceNorth Piedmont Conference (3A)
MascotCougars
Websiterssed.org/jchs

History

Carson High School opened in 2006, drawing students from four other high schools in Rowan County. It was named for former Rowan County School System Superintendent Jesse C. Carson.[3]

School information

For the 2010–11 school year, Carson High School had a total population of 1,173 students and 73.60 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 15.94:1. That same year out of the student total, the gender ratio was 50.04% male to 49.96% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 83.89%; Black, 6.22%; Hispanic, 7.25%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.19%; and American Indian, 0.26% (two or more races: 1.19%).[1] For the same school year, 46.06% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[4]

Graduations are generally held at the Carson High School campus.

Campus

The campus was designed by Shuller, Ferris, Lindstrom & Associates (sfl+a Architects) and built by New Atlantic Contracting, Inc.[5][6]

Academics

Carson High School was rated a School of Distinction for the 2009–10[7] and 2010–11[8] school years on the North Carolina State Board of Education's yearly School Report Cards. In 2012, Carson High School was listed as one of U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools. It was ranked at the Bronze Level.[9] For the 2016–2017 year, Carson ranked first in growth among all high schools in Rowan, Cabarrus and Iredell Counties and neighboring Kannapolis City. Ranked in the 94th percentile of all North Carolina public schools, Carson boasts an 88% graduation rate, triple-digit population growth, and a total amount of scholarship funds earned that has increased from $775,000 in 2014 to $4.98 million for the 2016–2017 school year.[10]

Athletics

Carson High School is a 3A school in the North Piedmont Conference.[11] Other high schools in the conference include East Rowan, North Iredell, South Iredell, Statesville, and West Rowan. Carson fields teams in the following sports: baseball (boys), tennis (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), football (boys), soccer (boys/girls), softball (girls), volleyball (girls), wrestling (boys), cross country (boys/girls), indoor track (boys/girls), outdoor track (boys/girls), swimming (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls) and cheerleading (girls) . The school's mascot is the Cougars, and the school's colors are orange and midnight blue.[12] To date, their primary in-county athletic rivals are the South Rowan Raiders.

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Jesse C. Carson High School (370405002882)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. "Carson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. "East Rowan Home Page". Rowan-Salisbury School System. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  4. "2010–2011". Free & Reduced Meals Application Data. NC Department of Public Instruction. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. Valle, Kirsten (March 28, 2006). "Jesse C. Carson High shaping up". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  6. "Rowan County Schools - Southeast High School (Jesse C. Carson High School)". Projects: Educational. New Atlantic Contracting. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  7. "High Student Performance". NC School Report Cards (2009–2010). North Carolina State Board of Education. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  8. "High Student Performance". NC School Report Cards (2010–2011). North Carolina State Board of Education. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  9. "Best Schools: Jesse C Carson High School". US News & World Report. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  10. http://www.rssed.org/jchs
  11. "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2011–12". NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  12. "Carson High School Sports Teams". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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