📍 176 Lukin Street, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
Foothills Community School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Foothills Community School enrolls 188 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 188 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Foothills Community School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Foothills Community School 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 188 students, Foothills Community School is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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