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McDowell County Schools is located in west North Carolina. McDowell County Schools has 440.61 square miles of land area and 5.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total McDowell County Schools population is 44,982. McDowell County Schools median household income is $36,271 in 2010-2014. McDowell County Schools median house value is $101,300 in 2010-2014. On average, McDowell County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (37 out of 104, top 36%) Elementary/Middle School: (46 out of 115, top 40%)* Rank: #45
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	12
Population	44,982 (2010-2014), rank #58
Population Growth	3.20% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	100.86/sq mi, rank #70
Median Household Income:	$36,271 at 2010-2014—-2.95% increase since 2005-2009, rank #82
Median House Price:	$101,300 at 2010-2014—4.97% increase since 2005-2009, rank #90
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	440.61 sq mi, rank #55
Water Area:	5.39 sq mi (1.21%), rank #58
State:	North Carolina
County:	Mcdowell County
City:	Old Fort, Black Mountain, Marion, Little Switzerland, Spruce Pine, Newland, Nebo, West Marion, Union Mills, Morganton
Zip:	28762, 28711, 28752, 28749, 28777, 28657, 28761, 28167, 28655
Area:	Asheville, NC;Forest City, NC;Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

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McDowell County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

334 South Main St

Marion NC, 28752, Mcdowell County

Phone: 828-652-4535

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,311	6,620	6,763	6,706	6,697	6,583	6,539
English Language Learner Students:	305	333	325	363	402	478	511
Total Teachers:	439.86	455.26	451.29	453.33	454.47	466.30	457.90
Prekindergarten:	11.63	11.30	11.43	10.00	9.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	28.73	29.43	23.23	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	216.64	241.53	244.40	230.25	234.70	250.00	250.40
Secondary:	181.36	171.00	168.73	208.64	207.60	214.30	205.00
Ungraded:	1.50	2.00	3.50	4.44	3.17	2.00	2.50
Total Other Staff:	482.36	490.66	423.61	478.60	496.49	470.00	459.50
Instructional Aides:	123.21	128.61	108.64	133.73	150.47	146.40	137.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.12	4.85	4.60	3.50	6.75	7.20	8.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	18.33	18.18	20.17	19.50	17.48	19.50	20.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	9.00	9.00	8.10	9.00	8.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	17.33	17.68	9.17	9.50	9.38	9.50	10.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.50	2.00	1.00	NA	1.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	12.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	11.00	12.00	12.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	9.00	9.85	10.85	10.50	11.48	10.00	11.00
District Administrative Support:	30.00	29.77	22.70	24.81	27.64	27.00	24.30
School Administrators:	20.00	20.00	18.85	20.00	20.00	18.90	19.00
School Administrative Support:	31.75	31.73	29.46	31.38	30.95	31.60	28.40
Student Support Services:	53.04	52.90	38.92	36.69	37.76	34.00	34.00
Other Support Services:	179.91	182.77	157.42	186.49	182.96	163.40	164.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.35	14.54	14.99	14.79	14.74	14.12	14.28

Schools

East Mcdowell Junior High	Grade 7 to Grade 9	676 State St, Marion NC 28752
Eastfield Global Magnet School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	170 Eastfield School Rd, Marion NC 28752
Glenwood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1545 Old Hwy 221 South, Marion NC 28752
Marion Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	209 Robert St, Marion NC 28752
Mcdowell Early College	Grade 9 to Grade 12	54 College Dr, Marion NC 28752
Mcdowell High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	600 Mcdowell High School Dr, Marion NC 28752
Nebo Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	254 Nebo School Rd, Nebo NC 28761
North Cove Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	401 American Thread Rd, Marion NC 28752
Old Fort Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	128 Mauney Ave, Old Fort NC 28762
Pleasant Gardens Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	100 John Roach Dr, Marion NC 28752
West Marion Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	820 Marler Rd, Marion NC 28752
West Mcdowell Junior High	Grade 7 to Grade 9	346 Mcdowell High School Rd, Marion NC 28752

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67.4%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67.9%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66.3%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.9%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.7%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	32.4%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	90.8%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	68.9%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	62.6%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	68.3%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	83.9%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	65.3%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	65.3%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	75.6%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	59%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	74%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	88.5%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	75.2%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	83.7%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	48.0%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	94.1%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	84.8%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88.8%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	61.5%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	63.5%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	65.6%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	67.8%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	81.7%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	78.5%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	85.7%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	76.7%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	82.7%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	76.2%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	89.8%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	85%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	87.1%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	45.8%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72.2%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	60.3%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66.9%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68.1%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	73.6%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	75.5%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	56.7%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	63.3%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	83.5%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	71.2%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	70.8%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	83.3%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	87.5%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	48.9%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	54.8%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	62.8%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	62.1%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	72.4%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	76.5%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	12.8%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	20.8%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	30%	25.1%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	< 5.0%	18.5%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	56.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	57.2%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	61.5%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	58.3%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	62.2%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	62.5%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68.8%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.6%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	39.0%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.1%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.1%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.5%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.1%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.3%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43.0%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63.8%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.2%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48.1%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.5%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.3%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46.9%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	38.4%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.4%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.6%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.7%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.4%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84.6%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43.0%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.3%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.4%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.5%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.3%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.4%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69.9%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.4%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66.1%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63.8%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89.1%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.5%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	29.7%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.6%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.3%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.3%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62.4%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.5%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63.4%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85.8%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88.8%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41.0%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.2%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.4%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.1%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.5%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.4%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	54.6%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	52.4%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88.8%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	37.8%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.1%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.5%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.4%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	35.5%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.3%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.1%	59.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$57,069,000	$8,438		$57,867,000	$8,629		$58,534,000	$8,740
Federal:	$8,363,000	$1,237	14.7%	$9,074,000	$1,353	15.7%	$9,505,000	$1,419	16.2%
State:	$38,934,000	$5,757	68.2%	$36,894,000	$5,502	63.8%	$37,415,000	$5,587	63.9%
Local:	$9,772,000	$1,445	17.1%	$11,899,000	$1,774	20.6%	$11,614,000	$1,734	19.8%
Total Expenditures:	$58,490,000	$8,649		$58,690,000	$8,752		$60,223,000	$8,993
Total Current Expenditures:	$55,653,000	$8,229		$54,709,000	$8,158		$55,199,000	$8,242
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,665,000	$5,274	64.1%	$35,421,000	$5,282	64.7%	$36,081,000	$5,388	65.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,337,000	$789	9.6%	$4,589,000	$684	8.4%	$4,700,000	$702	8.5%
Administration:	$4,849,000	$717	8.7%	$5,189,000	$774	9.5%	$5,161,000	$771	9.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,802,000	$1,449	17.6%	$9,510,000	$1,418	17.4%	$9,257,000	$1,382	16.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,411,000	$209		$1,132,000	$169		$338,000	$50
Construction:	$1,256,000	$186		$879,000	$131		$259,000	$39
Total Other:	$938,000	$139		$2,110,000	$315		$3,795,000	$567
Interest on Debt:	$185,000	$27		$246,000	$37		$306,000	$46

Total Salary:	$35,721,000	$5,282		$36,795,000	$5,487		$39,619,000	$5,916
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$24,651,000	$3,645	69.0%	$24,650,000	$3,676	67.0%	$25,357,000	$3,786	64.0%
Other Salary:	$11,070,000	$1,637	31.0%	$12,145,000	$1,811	33.0%	$14,262,000	$2,130	36.0%
Total Benefit:	$11,485,000	$1,698		$10,967,000	$1,635		$10,138,000	$1,514
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,711,000	$1,140	67.1%	$7,154,000	$1,067	65.2%	$6,623,000	$989	65.3%
Other Benefit:	$3,774,000	$558	32.9%	$3,813,000	$569	34.8%	$3,515,000	$525	34.7%

* McDowell County Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.