University Christian High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 151 students
Challenger Early College High
2550 Hwy 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602
Grades
9–12
High
Students
376
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
33.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Catawba County Schools
Catawba County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Challenger Early College High
Challenger Early College High is a public high school in Hickory, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Catawba County Schools. The school is located in a small city in Catawba County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 376 students were enrolled, with about 33.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 376 students
- Students per teacher
- 33.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Catawba County Schools
- County
- Catawba County
- NCES school ID
- 370069002753
Schools near Challenger Early College High
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.