📍 2516 Longtown Rd, Boonville, Yadkin County, 27011
Starmount High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boonville, Yadkin County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yadkin County Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Starmount High enrolls 562 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 562 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Starmount 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 73.
Starmount High is one of 14 schools in Yadkin County Schools, based in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The district serves 5,174 students district-wide and employs 342 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 562 students, Starmount High is larger than the district average of about 370 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant