Total enrollment
533
-609 (-53%) vs SY 2017-18
2 schools in Mount Gilead
North Carolina · Public K-12
Mount Gilead, North Carolina operates 2 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 533 students (around 267 per campus).
7-year change in Mount Gilead
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
-1 (-33%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
41%
was 52%
% Hispanic
12%
was 9%
% Black
34%
was 30%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gilead Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 190 |
| West Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 343 |
About Mount Gilead
Mount Gilead is a rural-scale North Carolina city in terms of public-school footprint, with 2 schools and 533 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 1 elementary, and 1 middle.
Schools in Mount Gilead average about 267 students each, 53% meaningfully below the North Carolina norm.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Mount Gilead has fell 53% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 1,142 students to 533. Over that span, Mount Gilead lost 1 school, going from 3 to 2. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 52% to 41%.
On this page, the community for Mount Gilead discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.