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Mitchell County Schools

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Mitchell County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Mitchell County Schools has 221.42 square miles of land area and 0.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Mitchell County Schools population is 15,380. Mitchell County Schools median household income is $37,487 in 2010-2014. Mitchell County Schools median house value is $122,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Mitchell County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (9 out of 104, top 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (44 out of 115, top 38%)* Rank: #28
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	15,380 (2010-2014), rank #98
Population Growth	-1.98% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	69.25/sq mi, rank #83
Median Household Income:	$37,487 at 2010-2014—13.19% increase since 2005-2009, rank #75
Median House Price:	$122,500 at 2010-2014—12.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #64
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	221.42 sq mi, rank #97
Water Area:	0.66 sq mi (0.30%), rank #99
State:	North Carolina
County:	Mitchell County
City:	Bakersville, Spruce Pine, Green Mountain, Little Switzerland
Zip:	28705, 28777, 28740, 28749

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Mitchell County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

72 Ledger School Rd

Bakersville NC, 28705, Mitchell County

Phone: 828-766-2220

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,949	2,044	2,090	2,088	2,146	2,154	2,172
English Language Learner Students:	85	83	89	97	84	84	96
Total Teachers:	149.34	149.65	155.76	161.15	166.20	167.80	164.00
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	9.83	9.96	7.70	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	87.51	89.83	95.01	73.81	75.16	79.90	79.00
Secondary:	51.00	48.86	52.05	86.34	89.04	86.40	84.00
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.50	1.00
Total Other Staff:	175.75	186.33	183.43	201.48	202.68	207.00	210.00
Instructional Aides:	36.74	42.07	34.96	43.81	49.74	54.00	45.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	2.77	3.50	2.69	3.00	3.60	2.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	6.50	6.35	5.00	5.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.62	2.50	1.00	2.65	1.17	2.00	2.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.38	4.50	5.50	3.70	3.83	3.00	3.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	5.00
District Administrators:	4.95	5.82	6.50	6.81	6.30	7.50	8.00
District Administrative Support:	8.44	9.27	9.25	9.90	11.12	10.90	10.40
School Administrators:	7.00	9.00	9.97	11.64	11.44	10.50	10.50
School Administrative Support:	15.32	14.65	14.68	15.00	16.00	14.20	15.00
Student Support Services:	11.43	11.00	13.99	15.00	12.00	12.00	13.00
Other Support Services:	76.87	78.75	78.08	83.28	80.08	81.30	86.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.05	13.66	13.42	12.96	12.91	12.84	13.24

Schools

Bowman Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	410 South Mitchell Ave, Bakersville NC 28705
Deyton Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	308 Harris St, Spruce Pine NC 28777
Gouge Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	134 Laurel St, Bakersville NC 28705
Greenlee Primary	Kindergarten to Grade 2	2206 Carters Ridge Rd, Spruce Pine NC 28777
Harris Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	121 Harris St, Spruce Pine NC 28777
Mayland Early College	Grade 9 to Grade 12	264 Mayland Dr, Spruce Pine NC 28777
Mitchell High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	416 Ledger School Rd, Bakersville NC 28705

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.6%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65.2%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61.6%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.7%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.8%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	30.5%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	73.5%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	59.8%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	50.5%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	52%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	86.9%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	87.5%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	67.9%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	69.1%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	53.2%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	74.7%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	80.9%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	86.6%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87.6%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	37.1%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	72.5%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	56.3%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	50%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	61.4%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	65.8%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	64.5%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	71.5%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	78.5%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	88.6%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	85.2%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	76.6%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	75.7%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	75.3%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	89.8%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	86.1%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	86%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	52.5%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72.7%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57.9%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	62.5%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90.9%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	77.9%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	78.3%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	67.9%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	81.3%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	90%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	85.1%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	90%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	54.1%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	67.5%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	71.8%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	72.4%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	90.9%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	89.8%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	11.8%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	42.9%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	25.1%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	28.6%	18.5%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	84.5%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	51.5%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	50.6%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	80.9%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	69%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	71.9%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	68.2%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.4%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.3%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89.6%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	34.5%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.7%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.2%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.1%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.8%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58.6%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65.1%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.2%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92.2%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	41.5%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.2%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.4%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.2%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44.4%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	29.1%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	39.7%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.4%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56.3%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89.6%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.1%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.7%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44.8%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.7%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.9%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60.1%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.5%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.7%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	41.0%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.3%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.6%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.4%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.9%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89.4%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89.2%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.5%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.4%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.4%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.2%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	34.1%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	46.4%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	57.1%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	61.7%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84.4%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	35.4%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.3%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.3%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43.5%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.6%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.3%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	59.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$20,709,000	$9,909		$23,345,000	$11,181		$22,670,000	$10,564
Federal:	$2,778,000	$1,329	13.4%	$3,342,000	$1,601	14.3%	$3,028,000	$1,411	13.4%
State:	$14,716,000	$7,041	71.1%	$15,514,000	$7,430	66.5%	$16,048,000	$7,478	70.8%
Local:	$3,215,000	$1,538	15.5%	$4,489,000	$2,150	19.2%	$3,594,000	$1,675	15.9%
Total Expenditures:	$21,573,000	$10,322		$23,150,000	$11,087		$24,248,000	$11,299
Total Current Expenditures:	$20,390,000	$9,756		$22,344,000	$10,701		$21,690,000	$10,107
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,947,000	$5,716	58.6%	$13,509,000	$6,470	60.5%	$13,344,000	$6,218	61.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,832,000	$877	9.0%	$1,906,000	$913	8.5%	$1,688,000	$787	7.8%
Administration:	$2,754,000	$1,318	13.5%	$3,008,000	$1,441	13.5%	$2,717,000	$1,266	12.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,857,000	$1,845	18.9%	$3,921,000	$1,878	17.5%	$3,941,000	$1,836	18.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,049,000	$502		$580,000	$278		$2,208,000	$1,029
Construction:	$795,000	$380		$535,000	$256		$2,135,000	$995
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$111,000	$53		$121,000	$58		$130,000	$61

Total Salary:	$12,549,000	$6,004		$13,720,000	$6,571		$13,876,000	$6,466
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,152,000	$3,900	65.0%	$8,839,000	$4,233	64.4%	$9,281,000	$4,325	66.9%
Other Salary:	$4,397,000	$2,104	35.0%	$4,881,000	$2,338	35.6%	$4,595,000	$2,141	33.1%
Total Benefit:	$4,062,000	$1,944		$4,002,000	$1,917		$3,667,000	$1,709
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,608,000	$1,248	64.2%	$2,572,000	$1,232	64.3%	$2,415,000	$1,125	65.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,454,000	$696	35.8%	$1,430,000	$685	35.7%	$1,252,000	$583	34.1%

* Mitchell County Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.