Central Middle

As a close-knit middle school in Dobson, North Carolina, Central Middle enrolls 502 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Surry County Schools.

Surry County Schools comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 7,318 students; Central Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Middle lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 40% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Central Middle has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 51.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Surry County put median household earnings sit near $55,656, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Surry County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,139 students), of which Central Middle is one.

Surry Online Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Central Middle comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025.

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