Carrboro High School | |
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Address | |
201 Rock Haven Road Carrboro, North Carolina United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus |
Established | 2007 |
School district | CHCCS |
Principal | Beverly Rudolph |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Color(s) |
Purple, black and white |
Mascot | Jaguar |
Nickname | Jaguars |
Website | chs.chccs.k12.nc.us/ |
All data from school website/handbook. | |
Windows at entrance |
Coordinates: 35°53′31″N 79°05′07″W / 35.8920°N 79.0853°W
Carrboro High School is located in Carrboro, North Carolina. It is located close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carrboro High school is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School. Its first year of operation was the 2007-2008 school year. It is the smallest CHCCS high school with total enrollment being 895 and it prides itself on diversity and acceptance.The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 42 percent. Beverly Rudolph is the principal, a position she has held since 2017.
The #10 school in North Carolina in 2016 US News rankings. The school posted the fourth highest average SAT score in the Raleigh Durham area: 1750 with 89.3% of students taking the test. There is a high AP® participation rate at Carrboro High at 80 percent and 74 percent pass. Additionally, there is a 15:1 student-teacher ratio. It has higher than state average proficiency across the board.
Carrboro High School has a focus on international studies and students are able to join The Academy of International Studies if they choose. Students in the academy will take several core classes with an international focus and have other specific requirements they must meet, for example, 20 international service hours. This also means several international focused electives are offered, to students both in the academy and not.