Yancey County Schools
A public school district in Burnsville, North Carolina, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,149
- Students enrolled
- 143.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,455
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,149 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,300th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 98th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,455 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Yancey County Schools spent $14,455 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,062 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,455 | $29.5 million | 2,038 |
| FY2022 | $14,275 | $28.0 million | 1,962 |
| FY2021 | $12,782 | $24.5 million | 1,919 |
| FY2020 | $11,171 | $23.7 million | 2,124 |
| FY2019 | $11,094 | $23.8 million | 2,148 |
| FY2018 | $10,719 | $23.7 million | 2,215 |
| FY2017 | $10,683 | $23.7 million | 2,215 |
| FY2016 | $10,551 | $23.3 million | 2,206 |
| FY2015 | $10,078 | $22.5 million | 2,235 |
| FY2014 | $9,417 | $21.8 million | 2,318 |
| FY2013 | $9,361 | $21.8 million | 2,332 |
| FY2012 | $9,074 | $22.0 million | 2,421 |
| FY2011 | $9,655 | $22.8 million | 2,361 |
| FY2010 | $9,747 | $23.3 million | 2,395 |
| FY2009 | $9,615 | $23.8 million | 2,472 |
| FY2008 | $9,134 | $22.2 million | 2,432 |
| FY2007 | $8,733 | $22.2 million | 2,539 |
| FY2006 | $8,265 | $21.1 million | 2,551 |
| FY2005 | $8,062 | $20.5 million | 2,537 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.2 million | 18.8% |
| State | $20.9 million | 63.5% |
| Local | $5.8 million | 17.7% |
| Total | $32.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Elementary | 382 |
| Burnsville Elementary | 350 |
| Cane River Middle | 210 |
| East Yancey Middle | 259 |
| Mountain Heritage High | 642 |
| South Toe Elementary | 107 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3705070
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved