Mount Airy High School

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