Mount Airy City Schools
Mount Airy City Schools is a public school district based in Mount Airy, North Carolina, serving 1,786 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #97 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 446 students each, about the same as the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Phillip Brown. It spends about $11,205 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How Mount Airy compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mount Airy | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,205 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,785 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 122 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 595 | 358 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in North Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy City SchoolsMount Airy · this district | 1,786 | 4 | $11,205 | 14.6 | #97 |
| Perquimans County SchoolsHertford | 1,786 | 4 | $11,954 | 15.1 | #98 |
| Avery County SchoolsNewland | 1,782 | 8 | $13,414 | 13.9 | #99 |
| Edenton-Chowan SchoolsEdenton | 1,767 | 4 | $13,220 | 14.8 | #100 |
| Mitchell County SchoolsBakersville | 1,738 | 6 | $12,468 | 13.5 | #101 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville IndependentDanville, KY | 1,787 | $13,266 | 13.1 |
| Nashville School DistrictNashville, AR | 1,786 | $10,627 | 11.8 |
| Madeira CityCincinnati, OH | 1,786 | $13,742 | 18.0 |
| Point Isabel ISDPort Isabel, TX | 1,786 | $12,073 | 13.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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