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Hendersonville, North Carolina - 1 schools
At $10,414 per pupil, The Mountain Community Sch ranks #223 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Mountain Community Sch operates 1 public schools serving 198 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Henderson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,414 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.8% local, 68.9% state, and 5.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 380:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.2% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Mountain Community Sch, enrolling 190 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Mountain Community Sch accounts for 96.0% of all The Mountain Community Sch student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Mountain Community Sch a distant remainder — means The Mountain Community Sch-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
The Mountain Community Sch student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
The Mountain Community Sch chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within The Mountain Community Sch is typically wider than the The Mountain Community Sch-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in The Mountain Community Sch?
The Mountain Community Sch has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 198 students.
How much does The Mountain Community Sch spend per student?
The Mountain Community Sch spends $10,414 per student.
What is the demographic composition of The Mountain Community Sch?
The Mountain Community Sch students are 83.2% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.