Bunker Hill High School

Bunker Hill High School
Address
4675 Oxford School Road Claremont, North Carolina 28610 United States
Coordinates	35°45′13″N81°07′13″W / 35.7537°N 81.1202°W / 35.7537; -81.1202
Information
Type	Public
Established	1954(71 years ago) (1954)
School district	Catawba County Schools
CEEB code	340745
Principal	Preston Clarke
Faculty	66
Teaching staff	48.22 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	883 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.31 [1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Cardinal red and black
Nickname	Bears
Yearbook	BunHiHi
Website	bunkerhill.catawbaschools.net

Bunker Hill High School is a public high school located in Claremont, North Carolina, United States. ^[2] It is part of the Catawba County Schools district. The school was built for $359,530 and dedicated April 1, 1955. ^[3]

Athletics

Bunker Hill is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 2A school. It is a member of the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A Conference. The school colors are cardinal red and black, and its team name are the Bears. Listed below are the different sport teams at Bunker Hill:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Competition Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Marching Band
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Notable alumni

• Teresa Earnhardt, former NASCAR team owner ^[4]
• Landon Huffman, stock car racing driver and YouTuber ^[5]

References

1. "Bunker Hill High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
2. "Bunker Hill High". U.S. News & World Report Education. U.S. News & World Report LP. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
3. "Will Dedicate Two Schools". The Charlotte Observer . March 20, 1955. p. 15-A.
4. Henson, Steve. (April 29, 2001). Loss Is a Test of Strength for Teresa Earnhardt. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved Dec 19, 2019.
5. Gillispie, Tom. (Aug 22, 2012). HMS NOTEBOOK: Huffman balances football, racing. Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved Dec 18, 2019.