📍 2206 Carters Ridge Road, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, 28777
Greenlee Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spruce Pine, Mitchell County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mitchell County Schools school district. It serves grades K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Greenlee Primary enrolls 222 students across grades K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 222 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 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.
Greenlee Primary 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.
Greenlee Primary 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 222 students, Greenlee Primary 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