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South Providence

Q: How many students attend South Providence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended South Providence.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Providence?

Students at South Providence are 48% African American, 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

South Providence is a public high school located in Waxhaw, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 81 students. Despite its diverse student population and high spending per student, South Providence consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Providence's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently well below the Union County Public Schools district and North Carolina state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading for 6th and 7th grades were less than 20%, compared to the district's rates of over 60% and the state's rates of over 45%. In contrast, several nearby high schools, such as Union County Early College, Central Academy of Technology and Arts, and Weddington High, are among the top-performing schools in the state, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at South Providence, ranging from 50.72% to 96.3% over the past few years, coupled with its consistently low academic performance, suggests a potential correlation between poverty and academic achievement. Despite the high spending per student at South Providence, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, raising questions about the efficient use of resources and the effectiveness of the school's instructional practices and support systems.

Students ?

4.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,317

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Providence Street
Waxhaw, NC 28173

(704) 290-1580

District: Union County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.4%

White:

25.3%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2010 → 2nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (9% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (21% vs 88%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg60%

Not ranked this year

South Providence did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

42^nd of 242Union County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	781 of 793	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	783 of 786	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	718 of 737	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	693 of 694	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.4	680 of 692	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	681 of 705	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	638 of 673	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	628 of 662	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	614 of 648	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	555 of 640	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	598 of 630	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	590 of 620	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	601 of 606	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	575 of 598	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.1	555 of 560	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	2.7	737 of 743	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	684 of 689	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	625 of 639	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	2.4	742 of 751	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	673 of 697	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	2.3	629 of 640	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	626 of 626	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	508 of 514	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.2	470 of 476	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.4	479 of 507	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	499 of 531	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	497 of 505	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	487 of 502	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	419 of 506	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	418 of 499	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	420 of 490	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	407 of 477	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	407 of 453	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	415 of 431	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	3.6	612 of 613	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	597 of 597	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	440 of 446	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	2.4	600 of 602	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

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Schools Near South Providence

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Providence	Public	6-12	500 South Providence Street	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1580	91	21	4.3	96.7%	23 (25.3%)	44 (48.4%)	15 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)		9.1			$32,317	$2,219	$30,098
Cuthbertson High	Public	9-12	1400 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0105	1,857	82	22.7	10.2%	1,324 (71.3%)	112 (6.0%)	175 (9.4%)	171 (9.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	87.4	94^th of 641 public high schools	85.3%		88.2	96^th of 640 public high schools	85.0%	2	73.5	84.8	77.6	90.7	$7,116	$416	$6,700
Marvin Ridge High	Public	9-12	2825 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1520	1,961	97	20.3	4.3%	1,193 (60.8%)	88 (4.5%)	97 (4.9%)	487 (24.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.6%)	93.9	38^th of 641 public high schools	94.1%		93.5	46^th of 640 public high schools	92.8%	8	86.0	95.8	90.0	97.7	$7,144	$260	$6,884
Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,899	86	22.1	8.1%	1,207 (63.6%)	127 (6.7%)	162 (8.5%)	328 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	91.4	64^th of 641 public high schools	90.0%		89.6	81^st of 640 public high schools	87.3%	17	80.9	90.2	76.3	97.4	$7,418	$423	$6,995
Parkwood High	Public	9-12	3220 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0154	1,082	64	16.8	43.7%	714 (66.0%)	116 (10.7%)	184 (17.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.5%)	66	197^th of 641 public high schools	69.3%		55.8	259^th of 640 public high schools	59.5%	62	56.4	67.4	52.3	79.4	$8,904	$574	$8,330
Ardrey Kell High School	Public	9-12	10220 Ardrey Kell Road	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0860	3,036	146	20.8	14.7%	1,240 (40.8%)	321 (10.6%)	371 (12.2%)	1,010 (33.3%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	82 (2.7%)	87	98^th of 641 public high schools	84.7%		85.7	110^th of 640 public high schools	82.8%	12	79.3	86.0	60.3	90.9	$7,345	$428	$6,917
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%		42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%	13	41.3	60.5	24.5	73.0	$8,375	$469	$7,906
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%		95.6	20^th of 640 public high schools	96.9%	8	91.7	94.0	92.9		$7,707	$125	$7,583
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	92.8	54^th of 641 public high schools	91.6%		94.3	33^rd of 640 public high schools	94.8%	21	90.7	93.8	78.3	94.4	$9,519	$417	$9,102
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	15	7.1	97.2%	49 (45.0%)	24 (22.0%)	23 (21.1%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$27,287	$2,600	$24,687

Frequently Asked Questions about South Providence

How many students attend South Providence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended South Providence.

What district is South Providence in?

Union County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Providence?

Students at South Providence are 48% African American, 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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