📍 333 Mtn Heritage HS Road, Burnsville, Yancey County, 28714
Mountain Heritage High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burnsville, Yancey County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yancey County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mountain Heritage High enrolls 639 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 524 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 639 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Mountain Heritage 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 118.
Mountain Heritage High 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 639 students, Mountain Heritage High is larger than the district average of about 307 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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