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Surry Central High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

716 South Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017 · (336) 386-8842 · Part of Surry County Schools

Dobson’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of North Carolina school districts

Students
679
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Surry Central High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state

On the path

Where Dobson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Surry Central HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

716 South Main Street, Dobson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9171
Grade 10169
Grade 11153
Grade 12186
Enrollment over time
650’20
655’21
669’22
668’23
679’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Surry Central High from Dobson families.

Other schools in Surry County Schools

The district →
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Airy
B+
473 students13:1
Pilot Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pilot Mountain
B+
353 students15:1
Dobson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
B+
350 students15:1
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowgap
B−
348 students14:1
Rockford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
B−
335 students13:1
White Plains Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Airy
A−
328 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Dobson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.