Mount View High School (West Virginia)

Mount View High School
Address
950 Mount View Road Welch , West Virginia 24801 United States
Coordinates	37°24′13″N 81°32′34″W / 37.4037°N 81.5427°W / 37.4037; -81.5427
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	"Supporting each student’s quest for college and career success"
Established	1975
School district	McDowell County Schools
Superintendent	Ingrida Barker, Ed.D. (Superintendent of all schools)
Principal	Tim Kennedy[1]
Staff	75 people
Grades	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment	733 (2016-17)[2]
Average class size	15–20 students
Student to teacher ratio	14.1
Language	English
Color(s)	Gold, brown, and white
Sports	Basketball, Football, Baseball, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis, Softball
Mascot	Golden Knight
Nickname	Golden Knights
Rivals	Riverview High School Man High School Westside High School Wyoming East High School
Yearbook	Golden Memories
Communities served	Welch, Gary, Kimball, Davy, Northfork, Elkhorn, Anawalt
Website	http://boe.mcdo.k12.wv.us/Page/795

Mount View High School (MVHS) is a public high school in Welch, West Virginia. Located on the grounds of an old strip mine in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Mount View High School is one of two schools in the Welch area, with the other being Welch Elementary School.^[3] As of 2010, the school teaches forty-seven courses for its students, and serves grades 6–12. The school's colors are gold and brown, which are also shown on the school's mascot, the Golden Knight.^[4] The average class size is around fifteen to twenty students per teacher, and the school had a combined population of 812 students as of 2014. Mount View High School has previously offered evening college classes from Bluefield State College.