📍 315 Culbert Street, Mount Airy, Surry County, 27030
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Airy, Surry County. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Airy City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary enrolls 392 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 205 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 392 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary 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-50, state senate district 30, state house district 90.
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary is one of 4 schools in Mount Airy City Schools, based in Mount Airy, North Carolina. The district serves 1,786 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, Bruce H. Tharrington Primary is close to the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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