Mitchell County Schools
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Spruce Pine and Bakersville.
At a glance
1,738Students enrolled
6Schools
2Towns served
$15,355Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
98%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NC
Math proficiency45%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,355
per student each year · 18% above the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Students
White · 82%1,427
Hispanic · 14%240
Two or more races · 3%48
Black · 1%10
Asian · 1%9
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools6 in district
Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 373 students · Bakersville
PublicGreenlee PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 246 students · Spruce Pine
PublicGouge PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 144 students · Bakersville
BPublicMitchell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 380 students · Bakersville
PublicMitchell HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 482 students · Bakersville
B+PublicMayland Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9–13 · 113 students · Spruce Pine
A+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.