Cane River Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Burnsville, North Carolina
Cane River Middle in Burnsville, North Carolina enrolled 210 students in 2024-25 with 17.8 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
191 students in 2022-23, 180 students in 2023-24, 210 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.8 to 17.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 191 | 14.8 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 17.0 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 210 | 17.8 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 206 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cane River Middle enrolled 206 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 206 of the 206 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent39.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.6% of students were White, 8.6% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.6%
- Hispanic8.6%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Black0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in Burnsville
2 public middle schools in Burnsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Cane River Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Yancey Middle | 259 | 13.0 | 98.8% |
| Cane River Middle | 210 | 11.8 | 98.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cane River Middle
- East Yancey MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 259 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- North Windy Ridge IntermediateThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 487 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Cane River Middle with East Yancey MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Yancey County Schools spends per student$14,455 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,455
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCane River Middle is the number 446 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#446 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.11.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cane River Middle
How many students attend Cane River Middle?
210 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 191 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Burnsville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cane River Middle?
11.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cane River Middle a Title I school?
Cane River Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cane River Middle in?
Yancey County Schools, NCES district ID 3705070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370507002026 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.