Kings Mountain High School | |
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500 Phifer Rd United States | |
Coordinates | 35°13′59″N81°22′18″W / 35.232946°N 81.371591°W |
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Former name | Kings Mountain Graded School, Central School |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1905 |
School district | Cleveland County School District |
Principal | Dr. Dustin Morehead [1] [2] |
Faculty | 82 [3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,278 (2016) [3] |
Color(s) | Black and Athletic Gold |
Nickname | Mountaineers |
Website | kmhs |
Kings Mountain High School is a public high school in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Cleveland County School System which is overseen by the Cleveland County Board of Education, [4] and it is one of the county's five public high schools. [5] [6] Kings Mountain, North Carolina is considered part of the Shelby, North Carolina metro area. [7]
In 1905, Kings Mountain Graded School was founded. Known as Central School, all grade levels (1–11) were in one building, which was not fully completed for five years. [8]
The school has about 80 faculty members. [3] The building features a library [9] which is part of Cleve-net (a regional library network) [10] and an auditorium. [11]
Coursework at KMHS includes Advanced Placement classes. [5] The school has a Spanish program [9] and theatre production classes. [11]
The high school offers classes for grades 9 through 12. [8] [3] The school graduates 94% of its senior class. [5] [3] The total student population is about 1250. [3]
Kings Mountain High School has had a football team for over 100 years. The team played during the pandemic of COVID-19. [6] The school has a girls' volleyball team and is part of the Big South 3A conference. [12]
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