📍 54 College Drive, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
McDowell Academy for Innovation is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 113 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McDowell Academy for Innovation enrolls 113 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 113 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 Academy for Innovation 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 Academy for Innovation 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 113 students, McDowell Academy for Innovation 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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