McDowell High School
Marion, NC · McDowell County Schools · Grades 09–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
D
Score 54 · 2025
4-year grad rate
81%
2025
Average SAT
958
— of students took it
Went to college
47%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 1,302
- School performance score
- 54
- 4-year graduation rate
- 81%
- 5-year graduation rate
- 85%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 50%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 47%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 9.7%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 51%
- Students taking IB
- No IB program reported
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
20191084
20201032
20211079
20221087
20231120
2025958
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 600 McDowell High School Dr, Marion, NC 28752
- Phone
- (828) 652-7920
- District
- McDowell County Schools
- Superintendent
- Mrs Tracey Widmann
- County
- McDowell
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in McDowell County
- The Summit AcademyPublic