Top Rankings
Surry County Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 20 public schools serving 7,292 students in Surry County Schools. This district's average testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public schools in North Carolina.
Public Schools in Surry County Schools have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 58% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
20 Schools
2,734 Schools
# Students
7,292 Students
1,549,621 Students
# Teachers
475 Teachers
96,132 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Surry County Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 314 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#104 out of 325 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)60%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)89%
86%