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Yancey County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,038 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
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Yancey County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Yancey County). During the 2023 school year, 2,038 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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Elections

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Yancey County Board of Education

General election

General election for Yancey County Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Yancey County Board of Education on November 5, 2024.

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Lavenia Peterson Burnette (D)
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Kim W. Higgins (D)
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John Stallings (D)
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Edwin Fortner (R)
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Will Hensley (R)
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Cody Whitson (R)

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Yancey County Board of Education

General election

General election for Yancey County Board of Education (2 seats)

Ronnie Randolph, Jeanne Tyner, and Wade Dahlberg Jr. ran in the general election for Yancey County Board of Education on November 8, 2022.

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Ronnie Randolph (D)
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Jeanne Tyner (D)
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Wade Dahlberg Jr. (R)

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About the district

School board

Yancey 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
Edwin Fortner20202028
Will Hensley20202028
Cody Whitson20202028
Wade Dahlberg20222026
Ronnie Randolph20222026

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Overlapping state house districts

Yancey County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 85Dudley GreeneRepublican Party 100% 27%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,907,000 $2,036 15%
Local: $4,401,000 $2,293 17%
State: $18,082,000 $9,423 68%
Total: $26,390,000 $13,752
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,554,000 $13,316
Total Current Expenditures: $24,529,000 $12,782
Instructional Expenditures: $15,068,000 $7,852 59%
Student and Staff Support: $2,492,000 $1,298 10%
Administration: $2,745,000 $1,430 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,224,000 $2,201 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $542,000 $282
Construction: $287,000 $149
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $334,000 $174

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 55 PS PS 40-44 PS >=50 58
2018-2019 49 PS <50 30-34 PS <=20 53
2017-2018 46 <50 25-29 PS 21-39 49
2016-2017 59 <50 40-44 <50 21-39 63
2015-2016 58 PS <50 40-44 PS 40-59 61
2014-2015 54 PS <50 35-39 PS <50 58
2013-2014 49 <50 35-39 PS <50 51
2012-2013 48 PS <50 30-34 PS 21-39 50
2011-2012 91 PS >=50 75-79 PS >=80 92
2010-2011 91 PS >=50 80-84 PS 60-79 93

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 52 PS 25-29 PS <50 58
2018-2019 47 PS >=50 15-19 >=50 21-39 54
2017-2018 52 <50 15-19 PS 40-59 59
2016-2017 53 <50 15-19 >=50 40-59 60
2015-2016 53 PS >=50 15-19 PS 40-59 59
2014-2015 52 PS <50 15-19 PS <50 58
2013-2014 51 >=50 15-19 PS <50 55
2012-2013 51 PS >=50 15-19 PS 21-39 55
2011-2012 81 PS >=50 45-49 PS >=80 85
2010-2011 80 PS >=50 50-54 PS 60-79 83

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 >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 90 PS >=80 PS 85-89
2017-2018 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 >=80 PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS <50 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 82 PS 60-79 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS <50 PS 75-79

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 (%)
2022-2023 2,038 3.7
2021-2022 1,962 2.2
2020-2021 1,919 -10.7
2019-2020 2,124 -1.1
2018-2019 2,148 -3.1
2017-2018 2,215 0.0
2016-2017 2,215 0.4
2015-2016 2,206 -1.3
2014-2015 2,235 -3.7
2013-2014 2,318 -0.6
2012-2013 2,332 -3.8
2011-2012 2,421 2.5
2010-2011 2,361 -1.4
2009-2010 2,395 -3.2
2008-2009 2,472 1.6
2007-2008 2,432 -4.4
2006-2007 2,539 -0.5
2005-2006 2,551 0.5
2004-2005 2,537 -0.4
2003-2004 2,548 1.5
2002-2003 2,509 0.5
2001-2002 2,497 -0.9
2000-2001 2,520 1.5
1999-2000 2,483 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Yancey County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 4.0
Black 0.2 24.8
Hispanic 15.6 20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 5.6
White 82.2 44.0

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 2022-2023 school year, Yancey County Schools had 145.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.97.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 8.67
Elementary: 87.34
Secondary: 43.85
Total: 145.86

Yancey County Schools employed 6.50 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.50
District Administrative Support: 8.47
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 11.37
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 37.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 19.31
Other Support Services: 51.36

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]

Yancey County Schools operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blue Ridge Elementary371PK-5
Burnsville Elementary286PK-5
Cane River Middle1916-8
East Yancey Middle2556-8
Micaville Elementary188KG-5
Mountain Heritage High6399-12
South Toe Elementary108KG-5

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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