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
A
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Scored higher than 87% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 29 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 19% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like Mayland Early College
Mayland Early College's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayland Early College this school | 113 | 97.3% | 75.4% |
| Tri-County Early College High Murphy | 153 | 96.1% | 74.0% |
| Haywood Early College Clyde | 177 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Stanly Early College High Albemarle | 188 | 98.4% | 87.2% |
| Jackson Co Early College Sylva | 113 | 97.3% | 60.4% |
| Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy Lexington | 167 | 98.2% | 61.1% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mayland Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #70 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #49 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #38 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #536 of 598 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #327 of 527 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
113
-20 (-15%) vs 2020
+117% since 2010-11, when it was 52
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 26.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 113 | 4.9 | 23.3:1 | 97% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 5 | 23.0:1 | 97% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 5 | 23.8:1 | 39% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 5 | 26.6:1 | 98% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 4 | 33.5:1 | 43% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 6 | 19.3:1 | 58% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 52 | 6 | 8.7:1 | 81% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayland Early College.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (134 to 113); teachers up 21% (4 to 4.9).
About Mayland Early College
Mayland Early College is a small high school in North Carolina, located in Spruce Pine. It serves 113 students in grades 9 through 13. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Mitchell County Schools is the local district for Mayland Early College. It runs 9 schools with 2,362 students.
Mayland Early College's enrollment is 81% White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mayland Early College's 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.3:1. That is higher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 97%. For comparison, public schools in Avery County average 97%.
Mayland Early College is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mayland Early College scores 26.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 75.4% actual versus 49.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Avery County show that the median household income is $61,428, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Mayland Early College, Avery County has 9 other public schools.
The closest public school, Riverside Elementary, is about 3.8 miles from Mayland Early College. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Mayland Early College places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Mayland Early College is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 113, a 15% decrease from 133 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 23.3 students per teacher, compared with 26.6 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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.
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