Mount Tabor High School

Mount Tabor High School
Address
342 Petree Road

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
27106

United States
Coordinates 36°07′36″N 80°18′48″W
Information
School type Public secondary school
Motto Sursum et Porro
(Latin: Upwards and Forwards)
Founded 1966
School district Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Superintendent Tricia McManus
CEEB code 344439
Principal Donald Wyatt
Staff 86.49 (FTE)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,524 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio 17.62
Color(s) Navy and Athletic Gold
   
Nickname Spartans
Newspaper The Dorian Scroll
Website wsfcs.k12.nc.us/mths

Mount Tabor High School is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the WS/FCS School System.

School demographics

During the 2010–2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor. The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

History

Mount Tabor High School was opened as a 7–11 grade school at the beginning of the 1966–1967 school year. The following year the 12th Grade was added. In 1971, the school district reorganized schools and changed Mount Tabor to a junior high school for grades 9 and 10. In 1984, it was changed again to a 9–12 grade high school. A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was built in 2004.

On September 1, 2021, one student was fatally shot at the high school; after a manhunt, police apprehended the suspect the same day.

Athletics

Mount Tabor is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and is currently classified as a 4A school. It is a member of the Central Piedmont 4A conference.

Notable alumni