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Mitchell County Schools Schools
Mitchell County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Mitchell County (Bakersville). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mitchell County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mitchell County Schools
2 of 7 schools in Mitchell County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1D: 1
Every school in Mitchell County Schools
High schools (1)
- D+ Mitchell High, Bakersville
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- Bowman Middle, Bakersville
- Harris Middle, Spruce Pine
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- Deyton Elementary, Spruce Pine
- Gouge Elementary, Bakersville
- Greenlee Primary, Spruce Pine
- A- Mayland Early College, Spruce Pine
Where Mitchell County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Spruce Pine (4)
- Bakersville (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Mitchell County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,705 students with 132 full-time-equivalent teachers and 281 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3703000
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Yancey County Schools (7 schools, 12 mi)
- Avery County Schools (8 schools, 14 mi)
- McDowell County Schools (15 schools, 24 mi)
- Watauga County Schools (11 schools, 30 mi)
- Burke County Schools (26 schools, 31 mi)
- Madison County Schools (7 schools, 32 mi)
- Buncombe County Schools (45 schools, 35 mi)
- Asheville City Schools (9 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Mitchell County Schools
How many schools are in Mitchell County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Mitchell County Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mitchell County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Spruce Pine, Bakersville.
How good are the schools in Mitchell County Schools?
Across the 2 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 57.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 63.5%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mitchell County Schools?
1,705 students were enrolled in Mitchell County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mitchell County Schools?
Mitchell County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Mitchell County, with its district office in Bakersville. Its boundary covers about 221 sq mi.