Impact of COVID-19 on Person High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 405th of 514 High schools | Ranks 424th of 626 High schools | 11.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Person High) | 31.8 | 41.9 | 10.1% |
End of Course Biology (Person County Schools) | 31.8 | 45.1 | 13.3% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Person High) | 46.9 | 47.6 | 0.7% |
End of Course English II (Person County Schools) | 50.1 | 48.7 | 1.4% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Person High) | 35.8 | 38.4 | 2.6% |
End of Course Math I (Person County Schools) | 35.8 | 40 | 4.2% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Person High) | 17.4 | 43 | 25.6% |
End of Course Math III (Person County Schools) | 20 | 44.8 | 24.8% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1163 | 1079 | 7.2% |
African American | 405 | 341 | 15.8% |
American Indian | 5 | 8 | 60% |
Asian | 3 | 6 | 100% |
Hispanic | 103 | 147 | 42.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 581 | 515 | 11.4% |
Two or More Races | 66 | 62 | 6.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.7% | 60.1% | 11.4% |