Highland School Of Technology
Phone: (704) 810-8818
Fax: (704) 866-6105
Fax: (704) 866-6105
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- Principal / Admin: Dedmon Lee
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: A Small City
Brief Description
- Highland School Of Technology serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Gastonia, Which Is Part Of Gaston County. Highland School Of Technology Operates As A Magnet School, Providing Academically Or Socially Focused Instruction On A Particular Theme. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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Overall Rating 
2 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on February 18, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Excellant education institution from top to bottom
- Reviewed by a Former Student on September 03, 2009 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Going to Highland was the best choice I made in my entire life. I grew as a person there and I also met a lot of great people that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. The teachers care about their students not on a professional level but on a personal level.
Highland School Of Technology Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
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School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 142
- 10th Grade: 145
- 11th Grade: 139
- 12th Grade: 124
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 1
- Asian: 11
- Hispanic: 15
- Black: 119
- White: 399
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 272
- Female: 273
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 24.5%
- All Gastonia Schools: 47.2%
- All North Carolina Schools: 43.3%
- State Colleges
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Carolina Academy of Cosmetic Art & Science
- 284 E Garrison Blvd
- Gastonia, NC 28054
- (704) 864-8723
- Nash Community College
- 522 N. Old Carriage Road
- Rocky Mount, NC 27804
- (252) 443-4011
- Wilson Technical Community College
- 902 Herring Ave
- Wilson, NC 27893
- (252) 291-1195
- High Point University
- 833 Montlieu Ave
- High Point, NC 27262
- (336) 841-9000
- Warren Wilson College
- 701 Warren Wilson Rd
- Swannanoa, NC 28778
- (828) 298-3325
- Cosmetology Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences
- 807 Silas Creek Pky
- Winston Salem, NC 27127
- (336) 773-1472
Libraries Near This School
- FERGUSON BRANCH LIBRARY - ERWIN CENTER
- 913 PRYOR STREET
- GASTONIA, NC 28052
- (704) 868-8046
- GASTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS)
- 1555 EAST GARRISON BLVD.
- GASTONIA, NC 28054
- (704) 868-2164
- UNION ROAD BRANCH LIBRARY
- 5800 S. UNION ROAD
- GASTONIA, NC 28056
- (704) 852-4073
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 550
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 45
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 12.2:1
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Nearby Schools
- Woodhill Elementary School
- 0.5 Mi
- Highland Charter School
- 0.7 Mi
- Rhyne Elementary School
- 1.0 Mi
- York Chester Middle School
- 1.6 Mi
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
- 2.2 Mi
- Lingerfeldt Elementary School
- 2.7 Mi
- Forest Heights Elementary School
- 3.1 Mi
- Southwest Middle School
- 3.5 Mi
- Hershal H Beam Elementary School
- 4.0 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Friendship Baptist Church Child Development School
- 0.7 Mi
- St Michael's Catholic School
- 2.4 Mi
- Victory Christian Academy
- 2.6 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; NC Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools