📍 1128 Cane River School Road, Burnsville, Yancey County, 28714
Cane River Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Burnsville, Yancey County. The school has 191 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yancey County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cane River Middle enrolls 191 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 191 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Cane River 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 118.
Cane River Middle is one of 7 schools in Yancey County Schools, based in Burnsville, North Carolina. The district serves 2,149 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 191 students, Cane River Middle is smaller than the district average of about 307 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant