📍 13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway, Mt. Holly, Gaston County, 28120
Mountain Island Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Mt. Holly, Gaston County. The school has 1,703 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mountain Island Charter school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 100.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Mountain Island Charter School enrolls 1,703 students across grades K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 100.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 27% Black or African American and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 947 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 464 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 118 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 1,703 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mountain Island Charter School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 108.
Mountain Island Charter School is one of 1 schools in Mountain Island Charter, based in Mt. Holly, North Carolina. The district serves 1,782 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,703 students, Mountain Island Charter School is close to the district average of about 1,782 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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