Demographically, the school serves primarily Caucasian and African American students, who make up 47% and 43% of total enrollment respectively.

The remainder of the student body is composed of Hispanics (5%), multi-racial students (3%), Asians (1%), and American Indians (1%), Northeast Guilford has a main building, a vocational building, and a well-established amount of portable classrooms.

The football team has been to the state playoffs 17 years in a row, all under head coach Tommy Pursley, who has never had a losing season at the school.

The Northeast Guilford Choral Department is also one of the best in the state, winning over 50 national and regional titles spanning over 25 years.

The choirs have also been invited to perform and several international events such as the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy in France and the 2009 Heritage Festival for the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.