Total enrollment
1,950
+31 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Yancey County Schools
North Carolina · 2,148 students · 1 city
Yancey County Schools's public schools, 7 in all, serve about 2,148 K-12 students inside North Carolina, an average of 307 per school.
4-year change in Yancey County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
-1 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Yancey County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #58 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,148 | #93 of 116 | #4,201 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #90 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #12 of 116 | #4,323 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 95.6% | #71 of 114 | #513 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #102 of 111 | #4,666 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Yancey County Schools
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Cane River Middle at 57.2% proficient to Mountain Heritage High at 46.7%, a gap of 10.5 points. That is the 103rd widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,693 to 1,568 students (down 7%) and from 130 to 116 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Heritage High | Burnsville | High | 09-12 | 642 |
| Blue Ridge Elementary | Burnsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 382 |
| Burnsville Elementary | Burnsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 350 |
| East Yancey Middle | Burnsville | Middle | 06-08 | 259 |
| Cane River Middle | Burnsville | Middle | 06-08 | 210 |
| Micaville Elementary | Burnsville | Elementary | KG-05 | 198 |
| South Toe Elementary | Burnsville | Elementary | KG-05 | 107 |
About Yancey County Schools
Yancey County Schools is a thinly populated public-school district in North Carolina. The district maintains 7 schools and instructs approximately 2,148 students.
On the school-mix side, Yancey County Schools spans 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 307 in this district, meaningfully below the North Carolina typical of 571.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 1,919 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,950 in SY 2024-25. Yancey County Schools now counts 6 public schools, down from 7 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Yancey County Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.