Marvin Ridge High School

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Marvin Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Waxhaw, North Carolina, USA serving students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Union County Public School system. The school occupies a two-story building with a full auditorium and fully air-conditioned gym. Admission is based primarily on the location of students' homes and district lines. Marvin Ridge High was No. 1 among the 300-399 cohort size for having a 99.3 percent graduation rate in North Carolina. Ranked 275th best high school in the country in 2017 by U.S. News & World Report.HistoryThe school was founded in 2007 to reduce overcrowding in the neighboring Weddington High School, transferring about half of the student body to the new school. The school currently has approximately 1200 students with class sizes that average from about 18 to 31 students.The school serves neighborhoods in the Marvin, NC and Waxhaw, NC areas. Three elementary schools, Rea View Elementary, Marvin Elementary, and Sandy Ridge Elementary, feed into the school, as does Marvin Ridge Middle School.The school's teams are known as the Marvin Ridge Mavericks with school colors orange and royal blue.Trending hashtags on twitter for MRHS include, #MarvinForever, #ProudMav, #MaverickNation, and #OrangeCrush.DiversityThe school is ranked a ten out of ten on the "Great Schools" website However, the diversity rates tend to be less than the state average for every ethnicity with the exception of white/caucasian. There are 84% White students, 10% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian or Pacific Islander, and less than 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.ExpenditureThe district in which the school lies subsidises the budget, $6,953, which is $1,000 less than the state average. About 65% of the budget is spent for instructional purposes, 9% for student and staff support, 8% for administration, and 18% for other expenditures.