McDowell Academy for Innovation (McDowell County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

McDowell Academy for Innovation is a High in Marion, NC. It currently serves 126 students (grades 09-13). The school is part of the McDowell County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in McDowell County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:126
Number of Teachers: 8
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.75

Location Info

Location: 54 College Drive, Marion, NC 28752
Mailing Address: 54 College Drive, Marion, NC 28752
Phone: (828)659-0411
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
Items per page:
0 of 0
Grade Population
Grade 10 38
Grade 11 15
Grade 12 23
Grade 13 13
Grade 9 37
Gender/Sex of McDowell Academy for Innovation Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 63 50.00
Female 63 50.00
Race/Ethnicity Demography of McDowell Academy for Innovation Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.79
Black or African American 6 4.76
Hispanic/Latino 29 23.02
Two or more races 3 2.38
White 87 69.05
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.59
Black or African American 4 6.35
Hispanic/Latino 12 19.05
Two or more races 2 3.18
White 44 69.84
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 3.18
Hispanic/Latino 17 26.98
Two or more races 1 1.59
White 43 68.25

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 5.26
Hispanic/Latino 12 31.58
Two or more races 1 2.63
White 23 60.53
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 6.67
Black or African American 3 20.00
Two or more races 1 6.67
White 10 66.67
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 5 21.74
Two or more races 1 4.35
White 17 73.91
Grade 13 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 7.69
Hispanic/Latino 4 30.77
White 8 61.54
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 8 21.62
White 29 78.38