Robbinsville High School is a

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located in

Robbinsville, North Carolina Robbinsville is a town in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 620 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Graham County, county population 8,861. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town h ...

. It is the only high school in the Graham County Schools system.

School information

For the 2011–2012 school year, Robbinsville High School had a total population of 372 students and 29.8 teachers on a ( FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 192 male to 180 female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 310 American Indian, 52; Hispanic, 4; Black, 1; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0 (two or more races, 5). For the same school year, 204 of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.

History

The origins of Robbinsville High School begin in the early 1900s. In 1924, the school was relocated into what is known as The Old Rock Building. The school building housed all grades including high school grades until the 1966–67 school year when it was split into separate high, middle and elementary schools. In 1987, Stecoah High School in the eastern part of Graham County, closed. The high school portion was then merged into Robbinsville High.

Athletics

Robbinsville is part of the

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(NCHSAA) and are currently classified as a 1A school in the Smoky Mountain Conference. The Robbinsville team name is the ''Black Knights'', wearing the school colors of black and white. Prior to becoming the Black Knights, the Robbinsville High School team name was the Blue Devils. The school offers teams in a variety of sports: baseball, boys' and girls' basketball (varsity and JV), cross country, football, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The Black Knights' football team have won 14 state championships in the 1A class, the last being in 2019. The Black Knights defeated Plymouth 21–18 to win the 2014 1A state championship, which was the first championship for head coach Dee Walsh.

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* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Graham County, North Carolina Education in Graham County, North Carolina Public high schools in North Carolina