📍 416 Ledger School Rd, Bakersville, Mitchell County, 28705
Mitchell High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bakersville, Mitchell County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mitchell County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mitchell High enrolls 497 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 413 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 497 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Mitchell High 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.
Mitchell High 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 497 students, Mitchell High is larger than the district average of about 248 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant