📍 94 School House Road, Mills River, Henderson County, 28759
Mills River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mills River, Henderson County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mills River Elementary enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 487 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 589 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mills River Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 117.
Mills River Elementary is one of 23 schools in Henderson County Schools, based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The district serves 12,619 students district-wide and employs 861 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Mills River Elementary is close to the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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