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Mountain Discovery

Charter

Regular School · Bryson City, NC

Mountain Discovery is a charter regular school school in Bryson City, North Carolina, serving grades KG–08 with 221 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
221
Teachers (FTE)
13.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 174 79%
Two or more races 19 9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 17 8%
Black or African American 4 2%
Hispanic/Latino 3 1%
Asian 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 221 111M / 110F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 35-39% 41.9% 112
Reading Proficiency 50-54% 46.9% 114
Science Proficiency 70-79% 39

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.40 grade levels
Math
-0.23 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
19
8.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 221 100%

Contact & Location

890 Jenkins Branch Rd N

Bryson City, NC 28713

Phone: (828)488-1222

http://www.mountaindiscovery.org

District

Mountain Discovery Charter School

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,017

District enrollment: 174

NCES ID

370012902614

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD