East Burke High

Summary:

East Burke High is a public high school located in Connellys Springs, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 879. The school is part of the Burke County Schools district, which is ranked 110 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Burke High has a predominantly white student population, with 77.02% of students identifying as white. The school has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger but seeing a decline in its statewide ranking, from 76 out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 265 out of 640 in 2023-2024. While the school performs well on end-of-course (EOC) exams, particularly in subjects like Biology, English II, and Math III, its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's performance for English Language Learner students is particularly strong, ranking 19th out of 262 North Carolina high schools in 2023-2024, but the school's performance for white students and students with disabilities is relatively weaker.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Jimmy C Draughn High School and Challenger Early College High, East Burke High generally performs better on EOC exams than the Burke County Schools district average, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the region. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 37.37% in 2021-2022 to 63.48% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students that may require targeted resources and support.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3695 East Burke Boulevard
       Connelly Springs, NC  28612


(828) 397-5541

District: Burke County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
265th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,240 Help


Feeder schools for East Burke High:

Elementary:    George Hildebrand Elementary
    Hildebran Elementary
    Icard Elementary
    Ray Childers Elementary
Middle:    East Burke Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  868

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.4%
Hispanic:
8.4%
Asian:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Compare Details East Burke High ranks better than 58.6% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Burke County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.4%), Hispanic (8.4%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Burke High is 19.3. 4 high schools in the Burke County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Burke High is $9,240, which is the 3rd highest among 5 high schools in the Burke County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Burke High:

SchoolDigger ranks East Burke High 265th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See East Burke High in the ranking list.)

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Burke County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Burke County Schools 110th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Burke High

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Rank History for all students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 66.64 99th 431 77.0%
2007 64.24 109th 453 75.9%
2008 58.27 168th 477 64.8%
2009 62.15 142nd 490 71.0%
2010 73.00 56th 499 88.8%
2011 71.24 77th 506 84.8%
2012 61.96 134th 502 73.3%
2013 47.81 163rd 505 67.7%
2014 44.47 191st 451 57.6%
2015 42.41 244th 531 54.0%
2016 56.04 124th 507 75.5%
2017 71.10 75th 476 84.2%
2018 76.08 76th 469 83.8%
2019 63.38 128th 514 75.1%
2021 43.68 315th 594 47.0%
2022 53.80 265th 621 57.3%
2023 49.11 297th 626 52.6%
2024 54.50 265th 640 58.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.48 120th 199 39.7%
2022 56.17 79th 226 65.0%
2023 54.92 102nd 249 59.0%
2024 36.49 175th 261 33.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 81.75 19th 262 92.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.77 166th 349 52.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.69 27th 424 93.6%
2019 67.50 51st 446 88.6%
2021 52.61 104th 432 75.9%
2022 59.72 164th 544 69.9%
2023 53.32 222nd 597 62.8%
2024 61.20 183rd 613 70.1%
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Rank History for Female students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.94 62nd 449 86.2%
2019 67.17 107th 475 77.5%
2021 44.49 218th 475 54.1%
2022 49.76 285th 594 52.0%
2023 49.45 293rd 588 50.2%
2024 57.15 240th 602 60.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.70 158th 349 54.7%
2019 52.95 125th 364 65.7%
2021 55.90 94th 334 71.9%
2022 26.67 244th 330 26.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.76 76th 325 76.6%
2021 52.18 198th 337 41.2%
2022 51.23 243rd 398 38.9%
2023 35.24 325th 403 19.4%
2024 60.10 199th 403 50.6%
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Rank History for Male students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.01 82nd 463 82.3%
2019 58.15 140th 488 71.3%
2021 40.72 230th 481 52.2%
2022 56.77 222nd 585 62.1%
2023 47.67 288th 602 52.2%
2024 51.59 281st 607 53.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.61 52nd 77 32.5%
2019 42.41 58th 89 34.8%
2021 9.93 74th 83 10.8%
2022 50.83 56th 91 38.5%
2023 58.45 42nd 98 57.1%
2024 36.46 72nd 101 28.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.47 29th 340 91.5%
2019 34.67 213th 354 39.8%
2021 38.85 186th 370 49.7%
2022 57.80 140th 436 67.9%
2023 53.62 167th 449 62.8%
2024 56.63 150th 454 67.0%
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Rank History for White students at East Burke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.00 136th 427 68.1%
2019 49.65 191st 444 57.0%
2021 28.60 297th 439 32.3%
2022 36.04 347th 534 35.0%
2023 31.47 392nd 537 27.0%
2024 40.02 345th 553 37.6%
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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 Burke High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1186 23 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1217
1989 1133 19 5 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1163
1990 1106 21 5 2 2 n/a n/a -1 1135
1991 1099 22 9 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1132
1992 1055 20 11 3 0 n/a n/a 4 1093
1993 1469 31 17 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1521
1994 1501 27 33 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1565
1995 1435 17 57 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1512
1996 1435 17 57 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1512
1997 1479 25 84 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1598
1998 1426 26 121 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1587
1999 1393 35 145 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1587
2000 1396 37 154 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1601
2001 1490 37 182 20 1 n/a n/a 0 1730
2002 1656 43 176 28 1 n/a n/a 0 1904
2003 1656 43 176 28 1 n/a n/a 0 1904
2004 1652 52 169 27 1 n/a n/a 0 1901
2005 1720 55 180 36 2 n/a n/a 0 1993
2006 1689 52 200 35 4 n/a n/a 0 1980
2007 1630 31 190 36 4 n/a n/a 23 1914
2008 1481 22 203 43 6 n/a n/a 16 1771
2009 956 29 111 23 4 n/a n/a 0 1123
2010 848 29 102 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1005
2011 840 11 95 28 2 1 22 0 999
2012 815 12 86 28 1 1 22 0 965
2013 789 10 80 34 1 0 18 0 932
2014 791 10 74 40 1 0 27 0 943
2015 849 6 63 46 0 1 26 0 991
2016 836 4 59 62 1 4 28 0 994
2017 802 6 60 60 0 3 22 0 953
2018 762 7 72 63 1 1 26 0 932
2019 723 8 65 61 1 0 27 0 885
2020 673 3 59 65 1 0 38 0 839
2021 681 8 54 61 1 0 37 0 842
2022 676 15 63 72 0 0 41 0 867
2023 677 15 69 72 0 3 43 0 879
2024 672 11 62 73 1 0 49 0 868

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 Burke High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1217 76.0 16.0 1.6
1989 1163 84.0 13.8 4.6
1990 1135 84.0 13.5 2.5
1991 1132 84.0 13.4 2.5
1992 1093 84.0 13.0 2
1993 1521 88.0 17.3 2.3
1994 1565 93.0 16.8 4.3
1995 1512 92.0 16.4 5.8
1996 1512 92.0 16.4 5.8
1997 1598 93.0 17.2 5.8
1998 1587 101.0 15.7 9.1
1999 1587 105.0 15.1 11.6
2000 1601 105.0 15.2 14.3
2001 1730 105.0 16.5 13.4
2002 1904 105.0 18.1 30.3
2003 1904 105.0 18.1 30.3
2004 1901 117.0 16.2 31.1
2005 1993 130.0 15.3 38.7
2006 1980 107.0 18.5 40.7
2007 1914 118.0 16.2 41.7
2008 1771 119.1 14.9 44
2009 1123 75.9 14.8 40.2
2010 1005 69.5 14.4 48.4
2011 999 62.1 16.0 50.5
2012 965 53.7 17.9 50.3
2013 932 56.9 16.3 52.9
2014 943 58.3 16.1 54.7
2015 991 57.0 17.3 49.2
2016 994 59.0 16.8 49.3
2017 953 57.3 16.6 46.6
2018 932 55.3 16.8 45.3
2019 885 55.2 16.0 44.4
2020 839 51.5 16.2 46.6
2021 842 46.9 17.9 45.1
2022 867 47.9 18.1 37.4
2023 879 49.9 17.6 63.5
2024 868 44.8 19.3 99.3

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 Burke High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1217 76.0 16.0 1.6
1989 1163 84.0 13.8 4.6
1990 1135 84.0 13.5 2.5
1991 1132 84.0 13.4 2.5
1992 1093 84.0 13.0 2
1993 1521 88.0 17.3 2.3
1994 1565 93.0 16.8 4.3
1995 1512 92.0 16.4 5.8
1996 1512 92.0 16.4 5.8
1997 1598 93.0 17.2 5.8
1998 1587 101.0 15.7 9.1
1999 1587 105.0 15.1 11.6
2000 1601 105.0 15.2 14.3
2001 1730 105.0 16.5 13.4
2002 1904 105.0 18.1 30.3
2003 1904 105.0 18.1 30.3
2004 1901 117.0 16.2 31.1
2005 1993 130.0 15.3 38.7
2006 1980 107.0 18.5 40.7
2007 1914 118.0 16.2 41.7
2008 1771 119.1 14.9 44
2009 1123 75.9 14.8 40.2
2010 1005 69.5 14.4 48.4
2011 999 62.1 16.0 50.5
2012 965 53.7 17.9 50.3
2013 932 56.9 16.3 52.9
2014 943 58.3 16.1 54.7
2015 991 57.0 17.3 49.2
2016 994 59.0 16.8 49.3
2017 953 57.3 16.6 46.6
2018 932 55.3 16.8 45.3
2019 885 55.2 16.0 44.4
2020 839 51.5 16.2 46.6
2021 842 46.9 17.9 45.1
2022 867 47.9 18.1 37.4
2023 879 49.9 17.6 63.5
2024 868 44.8 19.3 99.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Burke High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $806 (8.7%) $8,435 (91.3%) $9,240

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

Impact of COVID-19 on East Burke High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 128th of 514 High schoolsRanks 297th of 626 High schools
 22.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (East Burke High)68.364.9
 3.4%
   End of Course Biology (Burke County Schools)63.258.6
 4.6%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (East Burke High)6460.7
 3.3%
   End of Course English II (Burke County Schools)60.759.1
 1.6%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (East Burke High)54.844.5
 10.3%
   End of Course Math I (Burke County Schools)52.645
 7.6%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (East Burke High)57.138.8
 18.3%
   End of Course Math III (Burke County Schools)46.752.8
 6.1%
   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 Students885879
 0.7%
African American815
 87.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian6569
 6.2%
Hispanic6172
 18%
Pacific Islander03
White723677
 6.4%
Two or More Races2743
 59.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.4%63.5%
 19.1%


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East Burke High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : George Hildebrand Elementary
Elementary : Hildebran Elementary
Elementary : Icard Elementary
Elementary : Ray Childers Elementary
Middle : East Burke Middle

Students at East Burke High are 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 868 students attended East Burke High.

East Burke High ranks 265th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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