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Sanderson High

(919) 881-4800

Physical Address:
5500 Dixon DR
Raleigh, NC  27609
Mailing Address:
5500 Dixon Drive
Raleigh, NC  27609

School Information

District:
Wake County Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Wake County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1988

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Sanderson High

This School County Average State Average
White 52.72% 49.35% 53.13%
Black 33.50% 32.59% 32.54%
Hispanic 10.16% 12.58% 11.03%
Asian/Pacific 3.47% 5.78% 2.63%
American Indian 0.15% 0.35% 2.30%

Genders in Sanderson High

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.31% 50.26% 50.07%
Female 48.69% 49.74% 49.93%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Sanderson High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 998 1049 1048
Black 514 631 666
Hispanic 141 196 202
Asian/Pacific 44 68 69
American Indian 4 2 3
Others 51 0 0
Total 1752 1946 1988

Enrollment by Gender for Sanderson High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 832 951 1020
Female 920 995 968
Total 1752 1946 1988

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Sanderson High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1752 1946 1988
# Eligible for free lunch - - 504 (25%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch - - 108 (5%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch - - 612 (31%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Sanderson High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1752 1946 1988
Fulltime teachers 119.9 117.1 116.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.60 16.60 17.05
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.02 14.69 14.86