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Mitchell High

Public Grades 9-12

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Mitchell High is a public high school located in Bakersville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 508 students. The school is part of the Mitchell County Schools district, but its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a current ranking of 506 out of 641 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mitchell High's academic performance, as measured by end-of-course (EOC) test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.1% of students were proficient or better in Biology, compared to 34.2% for the Mitchell County Schools district and 48.3% for the state of North Carolina. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 86.9% in 2023-2024 to 84.9% in 2024-2025, which is below the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Mayland Early College, which is also part of the Mitchell County Schools district, significantly outperforms Mitchell High across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and subgroup performance. This suggests that the district may be able to replicate the success of Mayland Early College at Mitchell High. However, Mitchell High's spending per student, at $11,982 in the 2018-2019 school year, is higher than the nearby McDowell High School ($9,698) and Mountain Heritage High ($11,483), but its academic performance is significantly lower, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

482

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,982

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

416 Ledger School Rd
Bakersville, NC 28705

(828) 766-3400

District: Mitchell County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg53%

506^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Mitchell County Schools

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	506 of 641	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	455 of 640	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	384 of 626	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	416 of 621	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	362 of 594	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	313 of 514	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	189 of 469	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	160 of 476	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.6	198 of 507	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.8	195 of 531	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	130 of 451	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	36.3	265 of 505	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	254 of 502	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.0	156 of 506	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	192 of 499	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.0	279 of 490	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	223 of 477	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	145 of 453	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	179 of 431	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	21.8	322 of 364	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	124 of 273	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	466 of 610	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	463 of 602	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	415 of 588	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	402 of 594	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	214 of 475	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	322 of 475	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	223 of 449	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	401 of 412	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	270 of 403	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	255 of 403	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	168 of 398	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	216 of 337	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	273 of 325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	66 of 100	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	440 of 462	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	264 of 454	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	312 of 449	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	275 of 436	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	159 of 370	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.2	329 of 354	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	454 of 606	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	482 of 613	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	323 of 597	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	408 of 544	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	192 of 432	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	225 of 446	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	118 of 424	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	503 of 601	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	410 of 607	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	329 of 602	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	395 of 585	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	314 of 481	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	291 of 488	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	177 of 463	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	127 of 352	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	82 of 349	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	509 of 542	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	488 of 553	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	451 of 537	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	466 of 534	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	344 of 439	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	371 of 444	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	265 of 427	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)12th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II55%-5 vs state

Math III32%-34 vs state

Biology28%-20 vs state

Math I24%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mitchell High	Public	9-12	416 Ledger School Rd	Bakersville	28705	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 766-3400	482	39	12.2	98.8%	396 (82.2%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	23	506^th of 641 public high schools	21.1%		29.5	455^th of 640 public high schools	28.9%	51	28.1	54.7	23.5	32.2	$11,982	$572	$11,410
Mayland Early College	Public	9-12	264 Mayland Dr	Spruce Pine	28777	Avery County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 766-2590	113	5	23.2	97.3%	91 (80.5%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (9.7%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	83.9	115^th of 641 public high schools	82.1%		84.6	113^th of 640 public high schools	82.3%	2	61.9	89.3	75.0	86.7	$7,370	$209	$7,160
Mountain Heritage High	Public	9-12	333 Mtn Heritage HS Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 682-6103	642	47	13.6	98.9%	503 (78.3%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	47.8	318^th of 641 public high schools	50.4%		62.9	217^th of 640 public high schools	66.1%	101	46.2	54.1	39.8	72.1	$11,483	$884	$10,599
Avery County High	Public	9-12	401 Avery County High School R	Newland	28657	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 733-0151	542	27	20.2	99.3%	423 (78.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	26.1	487^th of 641 public high schools	24.0%		31.1	441^st of 640 public high schools	31.1%	46	36.7	49.2	6.7	54.6	$10,821	$537	$10,285
McDowell High School	Public	9-12	600 McDowell High School Dr	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 652-7920	1,379	88	15.6	98.8%	1,003 (72.7%)	50 (3.6%)	221 (16.0%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.5%)	29	465^th of 641 public high schools	27.5%		32.1	429^th of 640 public high schools	33.0%	36	40.4	43.5	21.1	58.7	$9,698	$1,036	$8,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell High

What district is Mitchell High in?

Mitchell County Schools

How many students attend Mitchell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Mitchell High.

What schools feed into Mitchell High?

Mitchell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gouge Primary
Elementary : Greenlee Primary

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell High?

Students at Mitchell High are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Mitchell High a good school?

Mitchell High ranks in the bottom 21.1% of North Carolina high schools.

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