📍 134 Laurel Street, Bakersville, Mitchell County, 28705
Gouge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bakersville, Mitchell County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mitchell County Schools school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gouge Elementary enrolls 227 students across grades K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
144 of the school's 227 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Gouge 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.
Gouge 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 227 students, Gouge 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