North Iredell High

Set in Olin, North Carolina, North Iredell High is a mid-tier secondary school, part of Iredell-Statesville Schools. It instructs 983 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so North Iredell High sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 38 schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools (21,017 students total), North Iredell High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, North Iredell High reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at North Iredell High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Iredell County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Iredell High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Iredell County) records that median household income runs about $81,419, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. North Iredell High is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students).

The closest other public school is Agriculture and Science Early College, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around North Iredell High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Iredell High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

North Iredell High operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 1,026 students in 2018 compared to 983 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 65%. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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