📍 308 Harris Street, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, 28777
Deyton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mitchell County Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Deyton Elementary enrolls 219 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 219 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Deyton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
Deyton Elementary is one of 7 schools in Mitchell County Schools, based in Bakersville, North Carolina. The district serves 1,738 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, Deyton Elementary is close to the district average of about 248 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant