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Enrollment
642
High
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370507002030
Mountain Heritage High
333 Mtn Heritage HS Road, Burnsville, NC 28714 · (828) 682-6103 · Yancey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
635 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 170 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 162 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 142 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 157 | 24% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Yancey County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
39.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Mountain Heritage High
Mountain Heritage High's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Heritage High this school | 642 | 98.9% | 46.7% |
| West Wilkes High School Millers Creek | 582 | 99.3% | 50.1% |
| Avery County High Newland | 542 | 99.3% | 31.5% |
| North Wilkes High School Hays | 578 | 97.9% | 57.6% |
| Owen High Black Mountain | 649 | 98.0% | 43.0% |
| North Buncombe High Weaverville | 896 | 99.0% | 55.9% |
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 Mountain Heritage High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #231 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #198 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #254 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #301 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #34 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #436 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #203 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #144 of 277 |
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
642
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 642 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 99% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 46.5 | 13.6:1 | 51% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 47.5 | 13.4:1 | 48% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 49 | 12.5:1 | 30% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 54.3 | 13.0:1 | 43% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 54 | 13.0:1 | 46% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 58 | 12.6:1 | 44% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 60 | 11.9:1 | 21% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 56 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Heritage High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (704 to 642); teachers down 13% (54.3 to 47).
About Mountain Heritage High
Students in Burnsville, North Carolina, attend Mountain Heritage High, a low-enrollment high school. It educates 642 students in grades 9 through 12.
Yancey County Schools has a total of 7 schools and 2,148 students, Mountain Heritage High among them.
Mountain Heritage High is 78% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic. County-wide, 92% of Yancey County residents are White. Mountain Heritage High's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mountain Heritage High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. That is 5.9 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%.
Mountain Heritage High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mountain Heritage High, the prediction is 48.6% and the result is 46.7%.
Yancey County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,709, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Yancey County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,148 students.
The school nearest to Mountain Heritage High is Blue Ridge Elementary, at a distance of about 2.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Mountain Heritage High ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 642. Students per teacher rose from 12.5 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
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Yancey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,797
Census ACS
Median income
$58,709
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,148 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yancey County Schools
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- East Yancey MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Cane River MiddleMiddle · 210 students
- Micaville ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- South Toe ElementaryElementary · 107 students
Other schools in Burnsville
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Burnsville ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- East Yancey MiddleMiddle · 259 students
- Cane River MiddleMiddle · 210 students
- Micaville ElementaryElementary · 198 students
- South Toe ElementaryElementary · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Ridge Elementary2.2 mi · 382
- Cane River Middle2.5 mi · 210
- Burnsville Elementary4.2 mi · 350
- East Yancey Middle4.2 mi · 259
- Micaville Elementary6.6 mi · 198
- South Toe Elementary9.4 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Heritage HighWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Heritage High?
Mountain Heritage High enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mountain Heritage High serve?
Mountain Heritage High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Mountain Heritage High?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Mountain Heritage High.
How diverse is Mountain Heritage High?
Mountain Heritage High reports a student body of 78% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mountain Heritage High in?
Mountain Heritage High is part of Yancey County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.