Mountain Island Charter School

Mountain Island Charter School is a large school serving multiple grade levels found in Mt. Holly, North Carolina. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 1,782 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 731 students for combined schools in North Carolina.

For district matters, Mountain Island Charter School falls under Mountain Island Charter.

About 52% of the student body at Mountain Island Charter School is White. The remaining students are 28% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Gaston County, the White share is about 68%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.

On staff are 95.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. Combined schools in North Carolina average 16.1:1, 2.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Mountain Island Charter School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 27%. That is lower than the 85% average for public schools in Gaston County.

In the surrounding county, Gaston County, median household income comes to about $67,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 61 public schools and about 35,898 students.

Among nearby public schools, Pinewood Elementary is closest at about 2.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The school's enrollment increased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.6:1 to 18.7:1.

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