Mitchell County Schools
Mitchell County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13
- Address
- 72 Ledger School Rd, Bakersville, NC 28705
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (828) 766-2220
- NCES agency ID
- 3703000
- State LEA ID
- NC-610
Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.
School calendar
Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Mitchell County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →NC School Report Card
2024-2025Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).
Schools by type
| School type | Schools | Average students |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 3 | 240 |
| High | 2 | 287 |
| Middle | 1 | 365 |
| All schools | 6 | -- |
School performance grades
| Grade | Schools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 16.7% |
| B | 0 | 0.0% |
| C | 1 | 16.7% |
| D | 4 | 66.7% |
| F | 0 | 0.0% |
| All graded schools | 6 | 100.0% |
School growth status
| Growth | Schools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exceeded | 0 | 0.0% |
| Met | 1 | 25.0% |
| Not Met | 3 | 75.0% |
Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| English II | 60.5% | 32.3% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 54.5% | 30.6% |
| NC Math 3 | 43.4% | 27.6% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 43.3% | 25.6% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 40.9% | 22.6% |
| Biology | 34.2% | 14.5% |
| NC Math 1 | 32% | 8.2% |
Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Outcomes
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| 4-year cohort graduation rate | 86% |
| ACT WorkKeys credential earned | 57.4% |
| Students completing Math III | 93.8% |
| Passed end-of-grade assessments | 31.4% |
| Students promoted to the next grade | 85% |
| Students retained in grade | 15% |
| English learners making progress (of 118) | 22% |
| Schools identified as low-performing | 2 of 4 |
Download the report card
The Mitchell County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 1,738Student counts for Mitchell County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,738 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 1,783Student indicators for Mitchell County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,783 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 120.2 FTETeacher figures for Mitchell County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 120.2 FTE.
Mitchell County Schools boundary map
6 campusesLoading the map…
Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.
Compare two schools
Put any two Mitchell County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.
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Schools in Mitchell County Schools
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Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →