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Enrollment
679
High
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370441001757
Surry Central High
716 South Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017 · (336) 386-8842 · Surry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
676 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 171 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 186 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
53.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
24.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Surry Central High
Surry Central High's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surry Central High this school | 679 | 99.6% | 40.5% |
| North Johnston High Kenly | 788 | 98.2% | 45.9% |
| North Moore High Robbins | 605 | 99.3% | 39.9% |
| Midway High Newton Grove | 726 | 98.9% | 55.3% |
| Eastern Randolph High School Ramseur | 586 | 99.3% | 17.4% |
| Erwin High Asheville | 1,013 | 99.7% | 27.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Surry Central High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Surry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #294 of 468 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #333 of 464 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #258 of 448 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #289 of 598 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #139 of 473 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #345 of 474 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #112 of 527 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #96 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
679
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 679 | 40.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (676) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 41.2 | 16.2:1 | 65% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 64% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 40% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 59% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 801 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 60% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 53% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 49 | 13.3:1 | 21% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 53 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surry Central High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (782 to 679); teachers down 14% (47 to 40.6).
About Surry Central High
Surry Central High serves students in Dobson, North Carolina, as a mid-sized high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 679 students enrolled.
Surry County Schools counts 20 schools and 7,318 students, including Surry Central High.
More than half of enrollment at Surry Central High is White: 57%. Other groups include 40% Hispanic. The county population is about 84% White. The diversity index for Surry Central High is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Surry Central High totals 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 100% of students (676) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Surry Central High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public high schools.
Surry Central High scores 40.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
In Surry County, home to about 71,425 people, the median household earns about $55,656 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Surry Central High shares Surry County with 29 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Surry Central High is closest to Surry Early College, about 0.2 miles away. Surry Central High has 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Surry Central High ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 40.5% versus a 63.4% average.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 4% increase took enrollment from 650 in 2020-21 to 679 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Surry Central High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Surry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,425
Census ACS
Median income
$55,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
11,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surry County Schools
- North Surry HighHigh · 792 students
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Dobson
- Central MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Dobson ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Rockford ElementaryElementary · 335 students
- Surry Early CollegeHigh · 296 students
- Copeland ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Surry Online Magnet SchoolCombined · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Surry Early College0.2 mi · 296
- Dobson Elementary1.1 mi · 350
- Rockford Elementary1.4 mi · 335
- Central Middle1.5 mi · 502
- Surry Online Magnet School1.5 mi · 121
- Copeland Elementary4.8 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Surry Central HighWhat is the total enrollment at Surry Central High?
Surry Central High enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Surry Central High serve?
Surry Central High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Surry Central High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Surry Central High is approximately 16.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Surry Central High?
At Surry Central High, the student body is approximately 57% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Surry Central High in?
Surry Central High is part of Surry County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.