📍 890 Jenkins Branch Rd N, Bryson City, Swain County, 28713
Mountain Discovery is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bryson City, Swain County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mountain Discovery Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mountain Discovery enrolls 174 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 12% American Indian or Alaska Native and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 77% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Mountain Discovery is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 119.
Mountain Discovery is one of 1 schools in Mountain Discovery Charter School, based in Bryson City, North Carolina. The district serves 221 students district-wide and employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, Mountain Discovery is smaller than the district average of about 221 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote