Alleghany High School (North Carolina)

This article is about a North Carolina high school. For other schools with similar names, see Alleghany High School (disambiguation).
Alleghany High School
Address
404 Trojan Avenue,
Sparta, NC 28675
Sparta, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates 36°30′34″N 81°07′36″W / 36.5095735°N 81.1267526°W / 36.5095735; -81.1267526Coordinates: 36°30′34″N 81°07′36″W / 36.5095735°N 81.1267526°W / 36.5095735; -81.1267526
Information
Type Public
School district Alleghany County Schools
NCES School ID 370012000037[1]
Principal Scott Carter
Assistant principals Heath Vogler
Teaching staff 35.50 (FTE)
Enrollment 442
Campus Rural
Color(s) Green and vegas gold          
Athletics conference Mountain Valley
Mascot Trojans
Website www.edline.net/pages/Alleghany_High_School

Alleghany High School is a public secondary school located in Sparta, North Carolina. Their nickname is the Trojans. It is the only high school in the Alleghany County Schools system.[2]

School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, Alleghany High School had a total population of 442 students and 35.50 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 49.5% male to 50.5% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 85.01%; Hispanic, 11.31%; Black, 1.36%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.23%; and American Indian, 0.23% (two or more races, 1.81%). For the same school year, 54.07% of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.[1]

Athletics

According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2011–2012 school year, Alleghany High School is a 1A school in the Mountain Valley Conference.[3]

The Alleghany High mascot is the Trojans, wearing the school colors of green and vegas gold.[4] They compete in several sports throughout the school year: baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.[5]

Alleghany has a rich wrestling tradition. Having won multiple state championships in the 1990s and 2000s, the Trojans are one of the most successful wrestling programs in the state.

Honors and awards

The school is ranked at a Bronze Level on the U.S. News & World Report's Best Schools report.[6] It is ranked in the top 20 in North Carolina in that report.[7] Also, Alleghany High was recognized as a School of Distinction in by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the 2009–2010 school year.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Alleghany High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Schools". Alleghany County Schools. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2011–12" (PDF). NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Alleghany High School". MaxPreps. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Athletics". Alleghany High School. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Alleghany High School". Best High Schools. US News & World Report. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Best High Schools in North Carolina". US News & World Report. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Alleghany High School". NC School Report Cards. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

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