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Mitchell County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,705 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Mitchell County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Mitchell County). During the 2024 school year, 1,705 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Mitchell County Schools

General election

General election for Mitchell County Schools (2 seats)

Sam Blevins and Brenda H. Sparks ran in the general election for Mitchell County Schools on November 5, 2024.


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Mitchell County Schools

General election

General election for Mitchell County Schools (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mitchell County Schools on November 8, 2022.


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About the district

School board

Mitchell County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sam Blevins
Alan English
Brandon Pitman
Pam Pitman
Brenda Sparks

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Overlapping state house districts

Mitchell County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 85Dudley GreeneRepublican Party 100% 19%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,596,000 $2,661 17%
Local: $4,880,000 $2,826 18%
State: $16,969,000 $9,826 64%
Total: $26,445,000 $15,313
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $26,145,000 $15,138
Total Current Expenditures: $24,072,000 $13,938
Instructional Expenditures: $13,486,000 $7,808 52%
Student and Staff Support: $2,795,000 $1,618 11%
Administration: $3,072,000 $1,778 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,719,000 $2,732 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,787,000 $1,034
Construction: $1,364,000 $789
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $9,000 $5

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 >=50 PS 35-39 PS <50 47
2018-2019 41 >=50 PS 30-34 PS 40-59 42
2017-2018 41 <50 PS 35-39 >=50 40
2016-2017 45 >=50 PS 45-49 PS >=50 44
2015-2016 49 >=50 PS 45-49 >=50 48
2014-2015 42 >=50 PS 30-34 PS >=50 42
2013-2014 43 >=50 PS 30-34 PS >=50 44
2012-2013 41 >=50 25-29 PS >=50 41
2011-2012 87 >=50 PS 70-74 PS >=50 88
2010-2011 87 >=50 PS 75-79 PS >=50 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 PS PS 30-34 <50 50
2018-2019 48 <50 PS 30-34 40-59 50
2017-2018 48 <50 PS 25-29 PS >=50 51
2016-2017 47 <50 PS 20-24 PS >=50 49
2015-2016 50 >=50 PS 20-24 >=50 52
2014-2015 48 >=50 PS 10-14 PS >=50 51
2013-2014 50 >=50 PS 20-24 PS >=50 52
2012-2013 49 >=50 15-19 PS >=50 51
2011-2012 77 >=50 PS 30-34 PS >=50 80
2010-2011 76 >=50 PS 35-39 PS >=50 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2013-2014 75-79 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2012-2013 85-89 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,705 -1.0
2022-2023 1,722 -0.3
2021-2022 1,727 -0.7
2020-2021 1,739 -5.6
2019-2020 1,837 -0.5
2018-2019 1,846 -0.5
2017-2018 1,855 0.4
2016-2017 1,848 -2.6
2015-2016 1,896 -3.1
2014-2015 1,954 0.3
2013-2014 1,949 -4.9
2012-2013 2,044 -2.3
2011-2012 2,090 0.1
2010-2011 2,088 -2.8
2009-2010 2,146 -0.4
2008-2009 2,154 -0.8
2007-2008 2,172 -1.6
2006-2007 2,206 -3.9
2005-2006 2,293 -0.1
2004-2005 2,296 -1.7
2003-2004 2,335 -0.9
2002-2003 2,356 -1.5
2001-2002 2,391 0.5
2000-2001 2,379 -0.5
1999-2000 2,391 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mitchell County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 4.2
Black 0.6 24.5
Hispanic 12.4 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.8 6.0
White 83.5 43.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mitchell County Schools had 132.78 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.84.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 8.53
Elementary: 73.49
Secondary: 47.76
Total: 132.78

Mitchell County Schools employed 4.50 district administrators and 7.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.50
District Administrative Support: 8.52
School Administrators: 7.50
School Administrative Support: 14.79
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 27.44
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.24
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 11.53
Other Support Services: 61.20

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Mitchell County Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bowman Middle1895-8
Deyton Elementary2133-5
Gouge Elementary221KG-4
Greenlee Primary237PK-2
Harris Middle2226-8
Mayland Early College115
Mitchell Elementary School0
Mitchell High5089-12
Mitchell Middle School0

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See also

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