| McDowell High School | |
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| Address | |
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600 McDowell High Dr 28752 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°42′01″N 82°02′24″W / 35.7004012°N 82.0401097°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Pathway to World Class Opportunities and Excellence" |
| Established | 1971 |
| CEEB code | 342485 |
| Principal | Melora G. Bennett[1] |
| Staff | 94.27 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,416 (2022–2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.02[2] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue, silver, and scarlet |
| Team name | Titans |
| Website | www |
McDowell High School is a public high school located in the Western North Carolina town of Marion. The school has approximately 1,700–1,800 students.[3] It is the only high school in McDowell County. The school was built in 1971, and has its own student-run newspaper, the Iliad, and literary magazine, The Muses (formerly known as the Aurora). McDowell High's yearbook finishes the trilogy of MHS publications, and is dubbed The Odyssey. Also there is now a T.V. show on YouTube entitled "MHS Titan News".
- ^ "McDowell High School has a new principal. Two other schools get new assistant principals". The McDowell News. July 20, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "McDowell High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Hollifield, Landdis (June 8, 2015). "Administrators, teachers discuss middle school transition". The McDowell News. Retrieved July 6, 2015.