Mount Airy Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy Middle in Mount Airy, North Carolina enrolled 395 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
409 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 395 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 409 | 29.5 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 29.5 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 395 | 31.0 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 428 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mount Airy Middle enrolled 428 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 428 of the 428 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions28
- Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.2% of students were White, 25.8% Hispanic, 6.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White59.2%
- Hispanic25.8%
- Black6.1%
- Two or more races6.1%
- Asian2.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in Mount Airy
3 public middle schools in Mount Airy report 2024-25 enrollment; Mount Airy Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy Middle | 395 | 12.7 | 99.2% |
| J Sam Gentry Middle | 320 | 14.4 | 99.1% |
| Meadowview Magnet Middle | 318 | 13.1 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mount Airy Middle
- J Sam Gentry MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 320 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Meadowview Magnet MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 318 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare Mount Airy Middle with J Sam Gentry MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mount Airy City Schools spends per student$13,250 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,250
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMount Airy Middle is the number 383 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#383 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.12.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mount Airy Middle
How many students attend Mount Airy Middle?
395 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 409 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mount Airy, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Airy Middle?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mount Airy Middle a Title I school?
Mount Airy Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Mount Airy Middle in?
Mount Airy City Schools, NCES district ID 3703210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370321001340 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.