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Schools in Bakersville

Bakersville’s public schools

Mitchell County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bakersville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 18% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,492 students on the public path
In brief

Bakersville’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bakersville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Mayland Early College places highest (better than 95%); Gouge Primary lowest (61%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bakersville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Gouge PrimaryMitchell County SchoolsB
3–5Mitchell Elementary SchoolMitchell County SchoolsNo scores
6–8Mitchell Middle SchoolMitchell County SchoolsNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mitchell County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mitchell County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,738 students · 13.5 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$15,355NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 49.9% · 917 students tested
Math51%
State average 50.8% · 841 students tested

Bakersville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Bakersville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bakersville—Mitchell County Schools

Every school in Bakersville

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bakersvilleby address
Gouge Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2
B
144 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Bakersvillein other towns
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
373 students15:1Rate it →
Mitchell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
380 students14:1Rate it →
Mitchell High
High · Grades 9–12
B+
482 students12:1Rate it →
Mayland Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Spruce Pine
A+
113 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Bakersville’s schools

Are Bakersville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bakersville. Mitchell County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bakersville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bakersville in?

Mitchell County Schools.

Where do Bakersville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mitchell High and Mayland Early College.

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What Bakersville families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.