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Mount Airy, NC
Public School Ratings




Mount Airy Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mount Airy City Schools School District details

Mount Airy City Schools School District
351 Riverside Dr.
Mount Airy, NC 27030

1,726 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Mount Airy City Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.1% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
51%
55%
51%
63%
51%
59%
51%
55%
51%
63%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary School
315 Culbert Street
Mount Airy, NC, 27030
PK-02
Jones Intermediate School
2170 Riverside Drive
Mount Airy, NC, 27030
03-05
Mount Airy High School
1011 N South St
Mount Airy, NC, 27030
09-12
Mount Airy Middle School
249 Hamburg Street
Mount Airy, NC, 27030
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.3% 46.6%
Black 7.7% 26.2%
Hispanic 27.6% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.3% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 72.3% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 2.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,565 $11,331,000 58.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $581 $1,003,000 5.2%
Staff $536 $925,000 4.8%
General Administration $430 $742,000 3.8%
School Administration $513 $885,000 4.6%
Operation $864 $1,492,000 7.7%
Transportation $195 $337,000 1.7%
Other $418 $721,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,537 $6,105,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,147 $1,980,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $11,249 $19,416,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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