Pender High School
Burgaw, NC · Pender County Schools · Grades 09–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
D
Score 53 · 2025
4-year grad rate
81%
2025
Average SAT
1045
8.5% of students took it
Went to college
49%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 756
- School performance score
- 53
- 4-year graduation rate
- 81%
- 5-year graduation rate
- 85%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 40%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 49%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 5.0%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 33%
- Students taking IB
- No IB program reported
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
2016894
2017991
2018986
20191016
20201002
20211045
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 5380 NC Hwy 53 W, Burgaw, NC 28425
- Phone
- 910-259-162
- District
- Pender County Schools
- Superintendent
- Nick Paquette
- County
- Pender
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in Pender County
- Heide Trask High SchoolGrade C
- Pender Innovative Learning AcademyPublic
- Topsail High SchoolGrade B