School district · North Carolina
Mount Airy City Schools
Mount Airy City Schools in North Carolina: 4 public schools with 1,786 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,011 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,786
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- NC 15.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,011
- NC $13K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 122
- Counselors (FTE)
- 3.9
- Students per counselor
- 457
- NC 350 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- Librarians (FTE): —
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
North Carolina: 53%50%proficient
+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in North Carolina
Median 49% · 115 school districts compared
732 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4
Math
North Carolina: 57%57%proficient
−2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in North Carolina
Median 54% · 115 school districts compared
732 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 17% · $4.5M
- State
- 61% · $16.3M
- Local
- 22% · $5.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,693
- Support services
- $4,343
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $2.1M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–2 | 432 | 14.9 | — | — | |
| 3–5 | 339 | 13.6 | 49% | 57% | |
| 6–8 | 395 | 12.7 | 51% | 57% | |
| 9–12 | 620 | 16.5 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 351 Riverside Dr., Mount Airy, NC 27030
- Phone
- (336)786-8355
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.