Mount Airy High vs North Surry High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Mount Airy High North Surry High
Location Mount Airy, NC Mount Airy, NC
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 620 792
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.5:1 17.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 99.5% 99.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Mount Airy High North Surry High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,250 $12,301
District Mount Airy City Schools Surry County Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Mount Airy High North Surry High
White 61.5% 65.8%
African American 7.6% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 23.2% 27.0%
Asian 1.6% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 6.1% 4.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Mount Airy High North Surry High
AP Courses Offered 6 6
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 588:1 386:1
Chronic Absenteeism 11.3% 35.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 23 78
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.