📍 54 College Drive, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
McDowell Early College is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McDowell Early College enrolls 225 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 225 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 90 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
McDowell Early College is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
McDowell Early College is one of 15 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in Marion, North Carolina. The district serves 5,792 students district-wide and employs 404 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, McDowell Early College is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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