Mount Airy High School is located on N South Street in Mount Airy, North Carolina. The front office is at the corner of N South Street and Orchard Street. The school first opened in 1895. Mount Airy's team name is the Granite Bears, and their school colors are navy blue and white.
Notable alumni
Daniel "Chipp" Bailey – former Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Bill Cox – NFL player
Chubby Dean – MLB pitcher and first baseman
Donna Fargo – country singer-songwriter
Maddie Gardner – American news reporter and internationally recognized cheerleader
Andy Griffith – actor and comedian; played the lead role of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show
Luke Lambert – crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series
Alex Sink – former chief financial officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration
Sarah Stevens – member of the North Carolina General Assembly
Anna Wood – film, stage, and television actress