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Burnsville, NC
Public School Ratings




Burnsville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Yancey County Schools School District details

Yancey County Schools School District
100 School Circle
Burnsville, NC 28714

2,076 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Yancey County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.9% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
52%
54%
51%
59%
52%
57%
52%
54%
51%
59%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blue Ridge Elementary School
910 Cane River School Rd
Burnsville, NC, 28714
PK-05
Burnsville Elementary School
395 Burnsville School Road
Burnsville, NC, 28714
PK-05
Cane River Middle School
1128 Cane River School Road
Burnsville, NC, 28714
06-08
East Yancey Middle School
285 Georges Fork Road
Burnsville, NC, 28714
06-08
Micaville Elementary School
112 State Hwy 80 South
Burnsville, NC, 28714
KG-05
Mountain Heritage High School
333 Mtn Heritage Hs Road
Burnsville, NC, 28714
09-12
South Toe Elementary School
139 South Toe School Rd
Burnsville, NC, 28714
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.8% 45.7%
Black 0.4% 26.1%
Hispanic 16.5% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.2% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 56.2% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,158 $16,937,000 57.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,488,000 5.1%
Staff $579 $1,203,000 4.1%
General Administration $235 $487,000 1.7%
School Administration $717 $1,488,000 5.1%
Operation $1,408 $2,922,000 10.0%
Transportation $621 $1,290,000 4.4%
Other $472 $980,000 3.3%
Total Support $4,749 $9,858,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,221 $2,534,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $14,128 $29,329,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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