Western Alamance High, part of the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, is located in Elon, North Carolina. The school reports an enrollment number of 1,140 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 67 teachers on staff.

Western Alamance High is below both the state and district averages for the percentage of its students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, 34 percent of students in North Carolina qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, whereas 19 percent of students at Western Alamance High are eligible. At the district level, 45 percent are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Western Alamance High offers 14 AP courses, and 14 percent of students participate in those classes.

Western Alamance High's enrollment rates in chemistry, physics and advanced math subject areas are 17 percent, 2 percent and 28 percent, respectively. Gifted and talented at the school has an enrollment rate of 18 percent.

Southeast Halifax High, in Halifax, N.C., is a higher-poverty school than Western Alamance High, with 78 percent of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers two AP courses, and 7 percent of students are enrolled in those courses.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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