North CarolinaSchoolsWatauga High

Watauga High

PublicGrades 912
Boone, North Carolina · Watauga County Schools
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,279
Student:Teacher12.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch33%
Title INo

Enrollment

How many students attend, and how this has changed over time.

Current enrollment
1,279
Grade span
9–12
School level
High
vs 2019
+98 (+8.3%)

Enrollment history

1,181
2019
1,229
2020
1,236
2021
1,272
2022
1,279
2023

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 20192023.

Size context

Typical enrollment by school level.

  • Elementary schools in the US typically enroll 400–650 students.
  • Middle schools typically enroll 500–800 students.
  • High schools typically enroll 700–2,000 students, with larger urban schools exceeding 3,000.