school profile

Ben L. Smith High School

Located in Greensboro, NC. Serving grades 09 through 12.

NCES ID
370192000798
District
Guilford County Schools
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Enrollment
1,397
Grades
09 through 12
Year
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Measures
0
Suppressed
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This school enrolls 1,397 students.

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

No academic proficiency data available.

Community Context

School

Enrollment1,397
Grades served09–12

District

Guilford County Schools
Per-pupil expenditure$12,897
Federal revenue share18.3%
State revenue share51.2%
Local revenue share30.6%
Chronic absenteeism rate33.4%
Graduation rate (ACGR)84.0%

County

Median household income$66,027
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher38.1%
Median home value$234,900
Unemployment rate4.2%
County figures reflect the surrounding county; district figures reflect the parent school district; school figures reflect this school. All values are officially reported public data.

School Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment
1,397
Grades
09–12
Student body
Hispanic 37%Black 50%White 4%Asian 6%Two+ 3%Am. Indian / AK Native 0%Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Detailed Reported Data

All reported measures, by topic.

Academic opportunity & advanced coursework
Advanced Mathematics
Advanced mathematics classes offered22
Advanced mathematics enrollment319
Hispanic 118 · Am. Indian / AK Native 3 · Asian 19 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 156 · White 10 · Two+ 12 | Male 152 · Female 167 | English learners 36 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 38
Advanced Placement (AP)
AP computer science enrollment9
Hispanic 6 · Asian 2 · Two+ 1 | Male 5 · Female 4 | English learners 1
AP computer science enrollment, offeredYes
AP courses offered8
AP enrollment78
Hispanic 26 · Asian 8 · Black 37 · White 4 · Two+ 3 | Male 32 · Female 46 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 4
AP enrollment, offeredYes
AP mathematics enrollment25
Hispanic 10 · Asian 3 · Black 7 · White 3 · Two+ 2 | Male 13 · Female 12 | English learners 1
AP mathematics enrollment, offeredYes
AP other-subject enrollment59
Male 21 · Female 38
AP science enrollment, offeredNo
AP self-selection (no exam taken)Yes
Algebra I
Algebra I classes offered43
Algebra I enrollment, grades 11-1231
Hispanic 16 · Asian 2 · Black 11 · Two+ 2 | Male 23 · Female 8 | English learners 8 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 11
Algebra I enrollment, grades 9-10344
Hispanic 112 · Am. Indian / AK Native 6 · Asian 16 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 6 · Black 176 · White 11 · Two+ 17 | Male 197 · Female 147 | English learners 65 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 96
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 11-1220
Hispanic 9 · Asian 2 · Black 8 · Two+ 1 | Male 15 · Female 5 | English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 11
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 9-10224
Hispanic 61 · Am. Indian / AK Native 6 · Asian 13 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 3 · Black 124 · White 7 · Two+ 10 | Male 126 · Female 98 | English learners 36 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 66
Algebra II
Algebra II classes offered24
Algebra II enrollment345
Hispanic 147 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 24 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 3 · Black 141 · White 14 · Two+ 14 | Male 185 · Female 160 | English learners 52 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 50
Geometry
Geometry classes offered37
Geometry enrollment390
Hispanic 144 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 22 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 2 · Black 196 · White 15 · Two+ 10 | Male 227 · Female 163 | English learners 48 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 61
Calculus
Calculus classes offered1
Calculus enrollment1
Asian 1 | Female 1
Biology
Biology classes offered37
Biology enrollment440
Hispanic 166 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 28 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 2 · Black 213 · White 16 · Two+ 13 | Male 265 · Female 175 | English learners 51 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 77
Chemistry
Chemistry classes offered8
Chemistry enrollment82
Hispanic 32 · Asian 7 · Black 41 · White 1 · Two+ 1 | Male 34 · Female 48 | English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 4
Physics
Physics classes offered1
Physics enrollment17
Hispanic 5 · Asian 1 · Black 9 · White 2 | Male 12 · Female 5
Computer Science
Computer Science classes offered25
Computer Science enrollment221
Hispanic 87 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 18 · Black 96 · White 4 · Two+ 14 | Male 163 · Female 58 | English learners 19 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 35
Dual Enrollment
Dual enrollment4
Hispanic 1 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Two+ 1 | Female 4
International Baccalaureate (IB)
IB enrollment72
Hispanic 22 · Asian 13 · Black 33 · White 1 · Two+ 3 | Male 28 · Female 44 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
IB enrollment, offeredYes
Gifted and Talented Programs
Gifted and talented program, offeredYes
Gifted/talented enrollment154
Hispanic 63 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 18 · Black 55 · White 11 · Two+ 5 | Male 86 · Female 68
SAT and ACT Participation
Students participating in SAT or ACT225
Hispanic 90 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 11 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 107 · White 9 · Two+ 6 | Male 109 · Female 116 | English learners 39 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 23
Students & school setting
Enrollment
English learner enrollment
Male 122 · Female 74
English learner program enrollment
Male 122 · Female 74
Enrollment
Male 754 · Female 619
Students with disabilities (IDEA) enrollment
Male 182 · Female 87
Students with disabilities (Section 504) enrollment
Male 19 · Female 8
Grade Retention
Students retained, grade 107
Hispanic 1 · Black 3 · White 1 · Two+ 2 | Male 6 · Female 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Students retained, grade 10, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 117
Hispanic 1 · Black 3 · White 2 · Two+ 1 | Male 3 · Female 4 | English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 4
Students retained, grade 11, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 1236
Hispanic 9 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 3 · Black 19 · White 3 · Two+ 1 | Male 14 · Female 22 | English learners 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 11
Students retained, grade 12, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 946
Hispanic 16 · Asian 2 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 22 · White 2 · Two+ 3 | Male 30 · Female 16 | English learners 11 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 10 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Students retained, grade 9, offeredYes
Single-Sex Classes
Single-sex classes, offeredNo
Interscholastic Athletics
Athletic participants269
Male 190 · Female 79
Interscholastic athletics, offeredYes
Sports20
Male 11 · Female 9
Teams21
Male 12 · Female 9
Internet Access and Devices
Internet access, Wi-Fi hotspots providedYes
Internet access, Wi-Fi-enabled devices provided2,281
Internet access, devices provided to studentsNo
Internet access, school-issued devicesYes
School Support and Staffing
School counselors (FTE)6
Security staff (FTE), security guards0
Security staff (FTE), sworn law enforcement officers0
Support services staff (FTE), nurses0
Support services staff (FTE), psychologists0.2
Support services staff (FTE), social workers1
Teachers (FTE), certified teachers87.5
Teachers (FTE), teachers not certified0
Teachers (FTE), total87.5
School Characteristics
Grade offered, grade 10Yes
Grade offered, grade 11Yes
Grade offered, grade 12Yes
Grade offered, grade 9Yes
School climate & discipline
Suspensions
Days missed due to out-of-school suspension959
Hispanic 106 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 23 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 732 · White 11 · Two+ 87 | Male 644 · Female 315 | English learners 53 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 247 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 14
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))29
Hispanic 7 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 20 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 22 · Female 7
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 3
In-school suspensions (students without disabilities)86
Hispanic 14 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 3 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 62 · White 2 · Two+ 5 | Male 48 · Female 38 | English learners 5
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))12
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 10 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 11 · Female 1
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students without disabilities)28
Hispanic 6 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 20 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 19 · Female 9 | English learners 2
Out-of-school suspension instances
Sch Oosinstances Wodis 141 · Sch Oosinstances Idea 53 · Sch Oosinstances 504 2
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities (IDEA))25
Hispanic 3 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 17 · White 3 · Two+ 1 | Male 18 · Female 7
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities)
English learners 3 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 2
Single out-of-school suspension (students without disabilities)65
Hispanic 3 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 54 · White 2 · Two+ 6 | Male 33 · Female 32 | English learners 1
Expulsions
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions with educational services (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions without educational services (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Restraint and Seclusion
Instances of restraint or seclusion, mechanical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Mech Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, physical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Phys Wodis 50 · Sch Rsinstances Phys Idea 34 · Sch Rsinstances Phys 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, seclusion
Sch Rsinstances Secl Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl 504 0
Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, physical restraint (students with disabilities (IDEA))18
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 14 · White 0 · Two+ 2 | Male 14 · Female 4 | English learners 0
Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, physical restraint (students without IDEA disabilities)29
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 25 · White 1 · Two+ 2 | Male 17 · Female 12 | English learners 1
Referrals to Law Enforcement and School-Related Arrests
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities (IDEA))1
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 1
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Referrals to law enforcement (students without disabilities)7
Hispanic 3 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 4 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 6 · Female 1 | English learners 0
School-related arrests (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
School-related arrests (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
School-related arrests (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Allegations of Harassment or Bullying
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of disability0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of sex0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of disability0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of race, color, or national origin0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of sex0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Offenses
Allegations, physical attack or battery, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, pending resolution0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, pending resolution0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, resulting in disciplinary action0
Firearm use incidents, reportedNo
Homicides, reportedNo
Incidents, physical attack or battery0
Incidents, physical attack with a weapon0
Incidents, physical attack without a weapon62
Incidents, possession of a firearm or explosive device0
Incidents, rape or attempted rape0
Incidents, robbery with a weapon0
Incidents, robbery without a weapon0
Incidents, threats with a weapon0
Incidents, threats without a weapon4
Transfers to Alternative Schools
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Transfers to alternative schools (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.