East Rutherford High School

Summary:

East Rutherford High School is a public high school located in Bostic, North Carolina, serving 659 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rutherford County Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

East Rutherford High School has a higher percentage of White students (68.89%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 57.08% to 72.77% White students. The school also has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (10.17%) than its neighbors. While the school's African American and Disabled student groups have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 30-35% of North Carolina high schools, the Gifted and Talented group has consistently ranked in the bottom 20%. East Rutherford's test scores have been mixed, with the school performing above the state and district in Math III but below in Biology, English II, and Math I.

Compared to nearby schools like R-S Central High School, Chase High School, and Rutherford Early College High School, East Rutherford has similar racial demographics and performance levels. However, Rutherford Early College High School stands out with significantly higher test scores and a higher statewide ranking. Additionally, East Rutherford High School faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with over 99% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may impact student performance and outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 331 East High Rd
       Bostic, NC  28018


(828) 245-6424

District: Rutherford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
303rd of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,163 Help


Feeder schools for East Rutherford High School:

Elementary:    Ellenboro Elementary School
    Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
    Sunshine Elementary School
Middle:    East Rutherford Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  640

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.1%
African American:
16.1%
Hispanic:
11.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.8% Help


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Compare Details East Rutherford High School ranks better than 52.7% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked high schools in the Rutherford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.1%), African American (16.1%), Hispanic (11.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Rutherford High School is 14, which is the 2nd best among 5 high schools in the Rutherford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Rutherford High School is $10,163. 3 high schools in the Rutherford County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Rutherford High School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Rutherford High School 303rd of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See East Rutherford High School in the ranking list.)

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Rutherford County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rutherford County Schools 73rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Rutherford High School

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Rank History for all students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 41.25 298th 431 30.9%
2007 33.36 334th 453 26.3%
2008 32.22 366th 477 23.3%
2009 41.75 325th 490 33.7%
2010 37.55 367th 499 26.5%
2011 40.45 357th 506 29.4%
2012 61.05 140th 502 72.1%
2013 24.17 348th 505 31.1%
2014 26.59 305th 451 32.4%
2015 28.20 348th 531 34.5%
2016 37.28 250th 507 50.7%
2017 43.76 221st 476 53.6%
2018 56.97 164th 469 65.0%
2019 47.97 224th 514 56.4%
2021 26.35 431st 594 27.4%
2022 58.02 247th 621 60.2%
2023 52.65 274th 626 56.2%
2024 49.18 303rd 640 52.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.38 91st 185 50.8%
2019 53.68 86th 195 55.9%
2021 16.37 184th 199 7.5%
2022 46.71 106th 226 53.1%
2023 86.83 22nd 249 91.2%
2024 20.75 228th 261 12.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.66 147th 349 57.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.88 131st 424 69.1%
2019 45.34 169th 446 62.1%
2021 33.01 251st 432 41.9%
2022 56.40 184th 544 66.2%
2023 48.68 248th 597 58.5%
2024 53.38 221st 613 63.9%
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Rank History for Female students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.92 212th 449 52.8%
2019 48.13 215th 475 54.7%
2021 26.53 322nd 475 32.2%
2022 57.98 236th 594 60.3%
2023 56.46 247th 588 58.0%
2024 50.20 289th 602 52.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.93 65th 349 81.4%
2019 67.09 61st 364 83.2%
2022 62.72 69th 330 79.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.98 272nd 325 16.3%
2021 8.56 320th 337 5.0%
2022 30.87 330th 398 17.1%
2023 24.84 360th 403 10.7%
2024 34.99 328th 403 18.6%
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Rank History for Male students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.46 155th 463 66.5%
2019 43.34 241st 488 50.6%
2021 23.86 348th 481 27.7%
2022 56.55 226th 585 61.4%
2023 47.44 289th 602 52.0%
2024 47.55 302nd 607 50.2%
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Rank History for African American students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.74 83rd 359 76.9%
2019 43.94 152nd 369 58.8%
2021 40.92 152nd 364 58.2%
2022 62.66 112th 430 74.0%
2023 53.42 146th 434 66.4%
2024 57.69 125th 437 71.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.31 114th 340 66.5%
2019 52.27 106th 354 70.1%
2021 21.99 307th 370 17.0%
2022 49.39 183rd 436 58.0%
2023 55.63 154th 449 65.7%
2024 33.48 294th 454 35.2%
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Rank History for White students at East Rutherford High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.37 220th 427 48.5%
2019 36.40 274th 444 38.3%
2021 15.39 390th 439 11.2%
2022 48.62 266th 534 50.2%
2023 41.25 314th 537 41.5%
2024 45.86 300th 553 45.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for East Rutherford High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 939 213 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1155
1989 898 201 0 3 0 n/a n/a -3 1099
1990 853 207 1 0 0 n/a n/a -9 1052
1991 852 199 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1053
1992 818 193 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1014
1993 798 174 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 974
1994 800 151 5 1 1 n/a n/a 0 958
1995 801 159 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 968
1996 801 159 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 968
1997 761 181 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1998 751 199 5 5 1 n/a n/a 0 961
1999 709 204 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 921
2000 689 209 6 7 0 n/a n/a 0 911
2001 694 185 5 11 0 n/a n/a 0 895
2002 669 204 8 14 0 n/a n/a 0 895
2003 669 204 8 14 0 n/a n/a 0 895
2004 683 208 2 18 0 n/a n/a 0 911
2005 654 205 1 29 0 n/a n/a 0 889
2006 686 202 1 35 1 n/a n/a 0 925
2007 662 170 2 41 0 n/a n/a 12 887
2008 621 141 2 45 0 n/a n/a 12 821
2009 629 171 5 42 0 n/a n/a 0 847
2010 571 170 7 39 0 n/a n/a 0 787
2011 527 125 7 55 5 0 54 0 773
2012 527 131 7 44 6 0 48 0 763
2013 537 128 3 33 5 0 56 0 762
2014 552 116 3 33 0 0 51 0 755
2015 514 107 3 40 0 0 50 0 714
2016 506 116 4 38 0 0 49 0 713
2017 517 115 4 37 0 0 45 0 718
2018 511 116 2 53 0 0 54 0 736
2019 502 114 4 67 0 0 43 0 730
2020 487 96 2 75 0 1 45 0 706
2021 462 87 2 77 1 1 52 0 682
2022 487 84 2 74 1 2 35 0 685
2023 454 89 1 67 0 2 46 0 659
2024 410 103 1 75 0 1 50 0 640

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Rutherford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1155 63.0 18.3 14.5
1989 1099 63.0 17.4 17.6
1990 1052 64.0 16.4 16.8
1991 1053 64.0 16.4 16.8
1992 1014 64.0 15.8 10.1
1993 974 67.0 14.5 15.8
1994 958 65.0 14.7 15.6
1995 968 67.0 14.4 13.5
1996 968 67.0 14.4 13.5
1997 949 65.0 14.6 14.2
1998 961 70.0 13.7 19.5
1999 921 70.0 13.2 25.7
2000 911 70.0 13.0 26.8
2001 895 70.0 12.8 29.1
2002 895 70.0 12.8 35.5
2003 895 70.0 12.8 35.5
2004 911 70.0 13.0 35
2005 889 70.0 12.7 39.6
2006 925 70.0 13.2 39.2
2007 887 62.6 14.2 44.8
2008 821 63.1 13.0 44.1
2009 847 65.5 12.9 51.1
2010 787 57.6 13.6 53.1
2011 773 52.3 14.7 56.8
2012 763 49.2 15.4 60.7
2013 762 48.5 15.6 64.6
2014 755 48.0 15.7 62
2015 714 48.0 14.8 99.6
2016 713 48.0 14.8 98.2
2017 718 46.0 15.6 96.9
2018 736 49.3 14.9 98.8
2019 730 46.6 15.6 99.6
2020 706 47.1 14.9 99.6
2021 682 45.3 15.0 99.6
2022 685 51.5 13.2 99.6
2023 659 50.0 13.1 99.5
2024 640 45.6 14.0 98.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Rutherford High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1155 63.0 18.3 14.5
1989 1099 63.0 17.4 17.6
1990 1052 64.0 16.4 16.8
1991 1053 64.0 16.4 16.8
1992 1014 64.0 15.8 10.1
1993 974 67.0 14.5 15.8
1994 958 65.0 14.7 15.6
1995 968 67.0 14.4 13.5
1996 968 67.0 14.4 13.5
1997 949 65.0 14.6 14.2
1998 961 70.0 13.7 19.5
1999 921 70.0 13.2 25.7
2000 911 70.0 13.0 26.8
2001 895 70.0 12.8 29.1
2002 895 70.0 12.8 35.5
2003 895 70.0 12.8 35.5
2004 911 70.0 13.0 35
2005 889 70.0 12.7 39.6
2006 925 70.0 13.2 39.2
2007 887 62.6 14.2 44.8
2008 821 63.1 13.0 44.1
2009 847 65.5 12.9 51.1
2010 787 57.6 13.6 53.1
2011 773 52.3 14.7 56.8
2012 763 49.2 15.4 60.7
2013 762 48.5 15.6 64.6
2014 755 48.0 15.7 62
2015 714 48.0 14.8 99.6
2016 713 48.0 14.8 98.2
2017 718 46.0 15.6 96.9
2018 736 49.3 14.9 98.8
2019 730 46.6 15.6 99.6
2020 706 47.1 14.9 99.6
2021 682 45.3 15.0 99.6
2022 685 51.5 13.2 99.6
2023 659 50.0 13.1 99.5
2024 640 45.6 14.0 98.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for East Rutherford High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,106 (10.9%) $9,057 (89.1%) $10,163

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Rutherford High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 224th of 514 High schoolsRanks 274th of 626 High schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (East Rutherford High School)56.255.1
 1.1%
   End of Course Biology (Rutherford County Schools)56.158.8
 2.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (East Rutherford High School)58.352.2
 6.1%
   End of Course English II (Rutherford County Schools)59.557.7
 1.8%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (East Rutherford High School)48.346.2
 2.1%
   End of Course Math I (Rutherford County Schools)4845.7
 2.3%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (East Rutherford High School)43.873.2
 29.4%
   End of Course Math III (Rutherford County Schools)47.261.4
 14.2%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students730659
 9.7%
African American11489
 21.9%
American Indian00
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic6767
Pacific Islander02
White502454
 9.6%
Two or More Races4346
 7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99.5%
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In the 2023-24 school year, 640 students attended East Rutherford High School.

East Rutherford High School ranks 303rd of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at East Rutherford High School are 64% White, 16% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.


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