📍 121 Harris Street, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, 28777
Harris Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County. The school has 236 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mitchell County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harris Middle enrolls 236 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 236 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Harris Middle 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.
Harris Middle 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 236 students, Harris Middle 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