📍 1011 N South St, Mount Airy, Surry County, 27030
Mount Airy High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Airy, Surry County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Airy City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Airy High enrolls 582 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 582 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Mount Airy High 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.
Mount Airy High 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 582 students, Mount Airy High is larger than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant