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McDowell County Schools

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Superintendent

Dr. Tracy Grit

[email protected]

Contact

(828) 652-4535

(828) 659-2238

334 S. Main St., Marion, NC 28752

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Recent news

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EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: Lessons learned in K-12 from before the storm through reopening

by Mebane Rash | June 1, 2026

Perspective

Perspective | What’s working: Early insights from the WNC Resilience Project

by Wesley Davis | May 18, 2026

Feature

NC is building momentum around career and technical education, and these student stories show it

by Emily Thomas | March 31, 2026

Feature

EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: Lessons learned from liaisons for homeless students

by Mebane Rash | February 25, 2026

Feature

One year later: Four districts had damaged schools after Helene. How are they doing now?

by Caroline Parker | September 23, 2025

News

Hurricane Helene displaced thousands of students. Some struggled to get back on track with school

by Makiya Seminera, Laura Hackett and Jose Sandoval | September 22, 2025