Top Rankings
Mount Airy City Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 397 students in Mount Airy City Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Mount Airy City School have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
4 Schools
880 Schools
# Students
1,761 Students
493,642 Students
# Teachers
118 Teachers
31,617 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mount Airy City Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 325 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)55%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)90-94%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
28%
20%
% Black
8%
25%
% White
58%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,229 is higher than the state median of $11,191. The school district revenue/student has declined by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,026 is less than the state median of $11,616. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,229
$11,191
Spending / Student
$11,026
$11,616
Best Mount Airy City Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Mount Airy Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
249 Hamburg Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 789-9021
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 789-9021
Gr: 6-8 | 397 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
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