📍 2440 W Pine Street, Mount Airy, Surry County, 27030
North Surry High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Airy, Surry County. The school has 843 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Surry County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Surry High enrolls 843 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 582 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
525 of the school's 843 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 481 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
North Surry High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 45, state house district 90.
North Surry High is one of 20 schools in Surry County Schools, based in Dobson, North Carolina. The district serves 7,318 students district-wide and employs 506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 843 students, North Surry High is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe