2018 Teen Pregnancies
| Number of pregnancies among 15-19-year-old girls: | 112 | ||||||
| Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 25.1 | ||||||
Teen pregnancy rates by race/ethnicity
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Teen pregnancy rates by age
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| Number of pregnancies among 15-17-year-old girls: | 29 | ||||||
| Number of pregnancies among 18-19-year-old girls: | 83 | ||||||
| Percent of Repeat Pregnancies: | 21.4% | ||||||
| Teen birth rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 22.0 | ||||||
| NC County Ranking (out of 100 counties): | 43 | ||||||
| Change since 2017: | -11% | ||||||
*Rates based on small numbers (<20 pregnancies) are unstable and not provided.
Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Updated October 2019. See Archived Statistics.
Sexual Health
Number of Chlamydia Cases (2018, all ages): 509
Number of Gonorrhea Cases (2018, all ages): 177
Number of HIV Reports (2018, all ages): 4
The total numbers of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea cases are useful indicators of adolescent sexual health as they are most common in adolescents.
HIV reports are notable because youth ages 13-24 account for more than 25% of new infections in the United States.
Data Sources: 2018 North Carolina STD Surveillance Report and 2018 North Carolina HIV Surveillance Report - HIV/STD/Hepatitis Surveillance Unit, North Carolina DHHS, Division of Public Health, Communicable Disease Branch (2019)
Asheboro City Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students
Randolph County Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education - Section 3000, Policy Code 3540
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment - Section 4000, Policy Code 1710/4021/7230
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students - Section 4000, Policy Code 4023
Organizations that Support Adolescent Sexual Health
Randolph County Family Crisis Center
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