South Rowan High School | |
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Address | |
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1655 Patterson Street 28023 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°34′23″N 80°36′37″W / 35.572984°N 80.610293°W |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1961 |
CEEB code | 340731 |
NCES School ID | 370405001629 [1] |
Principal | Jordan Baker |
Teaching staff | 59.28 ( FTE) [2] |
Enrollment | 982 (2017–18) [2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.57 [2] |
Campus type | Rural |
Color(s) | Red and black |
Athletics conference | 2A; Central Carolina Conference |
Mascot | Raiders |
Website |
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South Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in China Grove, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System
South Rowan High School opened in 1961.
In 2006, the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education made headlines when students at South Rowan started up a gay–straight alliance. In response to public complaint, led by Flip Benham of Operation Save America from neighboring Cabarrus county, [3] the board adopted a policy banning "Sex-based student clubs" at all schools in the system. [4]
Graduations are generally held at South Rowan's own James Donnell Stadium, on the school's campus.
For the 2010–11 school year, South Rowan High School had a total population of 966 students and 66.15 teachers on a ( FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 51.04% male to 48.96% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 81.88%; Hispanic, 9.01%; Black, 6.42%; American Indian, 0.62%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.31% (two or more races, 1.76%). For the same school year, 43.79% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches. [1]
South Rowan is a member of the 2A Central Carolina Conference. [5]