Enrollment
113
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MITCHELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370300003137
Mayland Early College
264 Mayland Dr, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 · (828) 766-2590 · Avery County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
110 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
89.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
113
-21 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 33.5:1
% White
81%
was 77%
% Hispanic
10%
was 20%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mayland Early College
Mayland Early College is a rural-scale high school in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, overseen by Mitchell County Schools. The school caters to 113 students in grades 9 through 13. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Mayland Early College sits 85% smaller than that benchmark.
Mitchell County Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,362 students; Mayland Early College is among them.
Demographically, Mayland Early College shows that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Mayland Early College ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.1%; Mayland Early College posts 75.4%, +26.3 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Avery County put the typical household earns roughly $61,428 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Avery County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,025 students), Mayland Early College is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Riverside Elementary, around 3.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mayland Early College ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.0%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Mayland Early College's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 134 (now 113). Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 33.5:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Mayland Early College community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Avery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,680
Census ACS
Median income
$61,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mitchell County Schools
- Mitchell HighHigh · 482 students
- Mitchell Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Greenlee PrimaryElementary · 246 students
- Harris MiddleMiddle · 222 students
- Deyton ElementaryElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Spruce Pine
- Greenlee PrimaryElementary · 246 students
- Harris MiddleMiddle · 222 students
- Deyton ElementaryElementary · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Elementary3.8 mi · 98
- Greenlee Primary4.0 mi · 246
- Harris Middle4.2 mi · 222
- Deyton Elementary4.3 mi · 213
- Mitchell Elementary School6.0 mi · 373
- Mitchell Middle School6.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Mayland Early CollegeHow large is Mayland Early College?
Mayland Early College enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Mayland Early College serve?
Mayland Early College serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many students per teacher at Mayland Early College?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Mayland Early College.
What is the student diversity at Mayland Early College?
Student demographics at Mayland Early College are roughly 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mayland Early College in?
Mayland Early College is part of Mitchell County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.