📍 716 South Main Street, Dobson, Surry County, 27017
Surry Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dobson, Surry County. The school has 669 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Surry County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Surry Central High enrolls 669 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 271 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
431 of the school's 669 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Surry Central High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 45, state house district 90.
Surry Central 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 669 students, Surry Central 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 - Distant