Alleghany High School (North Carolina)

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| name = Alleghany High School

| image =

| principal = Travis Sturgill

| mascot = Trojans

| established =

| type = Public

| district = Alleghany County Schools

| address = 404 Trojan Avenue

| city = Sparta, North Carolina

| zipcode = 28675

| country = United States

| enrollment = 411 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3700120&ID=370012000037|title=Alleghany High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 26, 2024}}

| teaching_staff = 34.38 (FTE)

| staff = 11.95

| ceeb = 343700

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|370012000037|school_name=Alleghany High School|access_date=December 26, 2024}}

| campus type = Rural

| colors = Kelly Green and Vegas gold
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| nicknames =

| conference = Mountain Valley

| coordinates = {{coord| 36.5095735| -81.1267526|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| website = {{URL|alleghany.k12.nc.us/Domain/11}}

| pushpin_map = North Carolina#USA

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School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, Alleghany High School had a total population of 442 students and 35.50 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 49.5% male to 50.5% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 85.01%; Hispanic, 11.31%; Black, 1.36%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.23%; and American Indian, 0.23% (two or more races, 1.81%). For the same school year, 54.07% of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.

Athletics

Alleghany is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and is currently classified as a 1A school. It is a member of the Northwest 1A Conference.

The Alleghany High team name is the Trojans, with the school colors being Kelly green and vegas gold.{{cite web|title=Alleghany High School|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/alleghany-trojans-%28sparta,nc%29/home.htm|publisher=MaxPreps|accessdate=December 3, 2012}} Sports teams at the school include baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.{{cite web|title=Athletics|url=http://www.edline.net/pages/Alleghany_High_School/Athletics|publisher=Alleghany High School|accessdate=December 4, 2012}}

Alleghany has won the following team NCHSAA state championships:

1A Boys Golf – 2001
1A Fast Pitch Softball – 2018
1A Slow Pitch Softball – 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
Open Classification Slow Pitch Softball – 1998
1A Volleyball – 2015
1A/2A Wrestling Tournament Team – 1989, 1997, 1998
1A/2A Wrestling Dual Team – 1997, 1999
1A Wrestling Dual Team – 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008

Honors and awards

The school is ranked at a Bronze Level on the U.S. News & World Report{{'}}s Best Schools report.{{cite web|title=Alleghany High School|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/districts/alleghany-county-schools/alleghany-high-14259|work=Best High Schools|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|accessdate=December 4, 2012}} It is ranked in the top 20 in North Carolina in that report.{{cite magazine|title=Best High Schools in North Carolina|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/north-carolina/rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|accessdate=December 4, 2012}} Also, Alleghany High was recognized as a School of Distinction in by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the 2009–2010 school year.{{cite web|title=Alleghany High School|url=http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/schDetails.jsp?Page=2&pSchCode=304&pLEACode=030&pYear=2009-2010|work=NC School Report Cards|publisher=North Carolina Department of Public Instruction|accessdate=December 4, 2012}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.edline.net/pages/Alleghany_High_School}}

Category:Public high schools in North Carolina

Category:Schools in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Category:Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing