operational schools · 2023–24
School district or education agency · NCES 3700129
Mountain Discovery Charter School
Bryson City, NC
Students193
Student membership reported by NCES for 2023–24.
students in linked records
federal comparable series
per student
District, state and country
How does this district compare?
State and national figures use the same measure and reporting period. They are weighted by students or staffing whenever the source provides a denominator.
MeasureDistrictNCUnited States
Academic standing2019
66th percentile51st percentile49th percentileThis district is 15 percentile points higher than the state figure and 17 percentile points higher than the U.S. figure.
Students chronically absent2022–23
27.6%28.7%27.8%This district is 1.1 percentage points lower than the state figure and 0.2 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Revenue per studentFY 2023
$13,339$13,391$19,509This district is $52 per student lower than the state figure and $6,170 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Spending per studentFY 2023
$12,477$12,316$15,859This district is $161 per student higher than the state figure and $3,382 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Capital outlay per studentFY 2023
$534$1,359$1,964This district is $825 per student lower than the state figure and $1,430 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Equipment spending per studentFY 2023
$149$215$336This district is $66 per student lower than the state figure and $187 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Special-education spending per studentFY 2023
$1,264$1,306$1,793This district is $42 per student lower than the state figure and $529 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Salaries per studentFY 2023
$7,213$7,126$8,742This district is $87 per student higher than the state figure and $1,529 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Benefits per studentFY 2023
$2,793$2,889$3,769This district is $96 per student lower than the state figure and $976 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt outstanding per studentFY 2023
$0$5,278$11,715This district is $5,278 per student lower than the state figure and $11,715 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Debt retired per studentFY 2023
$0$656$869This district is $656 per student lower than the state figure and $869 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per teacher2023–24
17:115:115:1This district is 2.0 students per teacher higher than the state figure and 2.0 students per teacher higher than the U.S. figure.
District staff per 1,000 students2023–24
165.4128.4138.9This district is 37.0 staff per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 26.5 staff per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
Instructional aides per 1,000 students2023–24
36.314.718.5This district is 21.6 aides per 1,000 students higher than the state figure and 17.8 aides per 1,000 students higher than the U.S. figure.
School psychologists per 1,000 students2023–24
0.00.50.9This district is 0.5 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the state figure and 0.9 psychologists per 1,000 students lower than the U.S. figure.
Students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · reporting schools
18.5%11.9%14.0%This district is 6.6 percentage points higher than the state figure and 4.5 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Teachers reported as certified2021–22 · reporting schools
94.7%92.5%95.8%This district is 2.2 percentage points higher than the state figure and 1.1 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment change2021–22 to 2023–24
+10.9%+0.9%+0.5%This district is 10.0 percentage points higher than the state figure and 10.4 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Out-of-school suspension rate · students receiving IDEA services2021–22 · matched enrollment
0.0%15.6%9.0%This district is 15.6 percentage points lower than the state figure and 9.0 percentage points lower than the U.S. figure.
Enrollment · 2023–24
Who attends this district?
Kindergarten–grade 5137 students
71.0%Grades 6–856 students
29.0%See enrollment for every grade
Kindergarten22
Grade 129
Grade 222
Grade 320
Grade 421
Grade 523
Grade 621
Grade 719
Grade 816
Students by race and ethnicity
Final NCES Common Core of Data membership file, 2023–24. Suppressed or missing cells are not estimated.
Current staffing · 2023–24
How many staff members support students?
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Kindergarten teachers1.9 FTE
Elementary teachers9.5 FTE
District administrators0.3 FTE
District administrative support2 FTE
Other support staff7.9 FTE
Final NCES Common Core of Data staff file, 2023–24. These are full-time-equivalent positions, not employee headcounts, vacancies or caseloads.
Learning support · 2021–22 federal snapshot
How many students may need specialized support?
Counts and shares use only schools with a usable value for that measure. The reporting-school denominator prevents missing schools from being counted as zero.
18.5%Students receiving IDEA special-education services32 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
0.0%English learners also receiving IDEA services0 students · 1 of 1 schools reported both this measure and enrollment
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Public-use counts are privacy-protected. These figures describe the reporting year, not current enrollment, diagnoses, service quality or unmet need.
Teacher quality and early learning · 2021–22
What did the district report about teachers and preschool?
Teacher certification comparison
U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021–22. Certification status is district-reported and may not match current staffing. Preschool counts cover the federal reporting year and are not a measure of available seats.
Comparable districts
Districts of a similar size in NC
These are the five closest state peers by enrollment. Open any profile to compare academics, attendance, spending and student support.
Wilmington School of the ArtsWilmington, NC176 students1 schools · View profile →Two Rivers Community SchoolBoone, NC171 students1 schools · View profile →Achievement Charter AcademyFuquay-Varina, NC178 students1 schools · View profile →Charlotte Secondary SchoolCharlotte, NC181 students1 schools · View profile →Francine Delany New SchoolAsheville, NC181 students1 schools · View profile →
District makeup
What kinds of schools are in the district?
School levels, settings and types use the NCES 2021–22 directory matched to the federal civil-rights collection.
District finances
How is the district funded, and how does it spend?
Sources of funds
Where the money comes from
Share of district revenue supplied by each level of government.
Uses of funds
Where the money goes
Annual spending for each enrolled student.
Revenue by source: percentages and dollars
How operating money was used
People costs
Equipment, buildings and debt
Selected federal program revenue
What changed since FY 2022
FY 2022$12,006
→FY 2023$12,477
FY 2022$132
→FY 2023$534
FY 2022$0
→FY 2023$0
Revenue shares and spending categories answer different questions and should not be added together. Source: NCES F-33 district finance, FY 2023.
Attendance
How has chronic absence changed?
19 of 188 students
61 of 174 students
48 of 174 students
Specialized support and security · 2021–22
What specialized roles were reported?
Staffing is reported as full-time equivalents in the 2021–22 CRDC collection.
Learning opportunities
What do district schools offer?
Gifted programs1 reporting schools
0%
Shares use only schools for which the program was applicable and reported. A districtwide percentage does not guarantee availability at every grade or campus. Source: 2021–22 CRDC.
Safety and discipline
What was reported across district schools?
1Out-of-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0In-school suspensions1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0Law-enforcement referrals1 reporting schoolsSee schools →0School-related arrests1 reporting schoolsSee schools →
Counts are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Open a measure to see the schools behind the district total.
Technology and safety · 2021–22
What access and incident data is available?
Technology and incident figures are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Device counts describe the reporting year, not current inventory.
Six questions parents ask
What the available data says
Each answer shows its reporting year and opens a deeper comparison. Missing and suppressed results are never shown as zero.
Are students making academic progress?1 years of resultsLatest research estimate: 2019Explore and compare →Are students missing too much school?27.6% chronically absent2022–23 · 174 students measuredExplore and compare →Is the district improving?No comparable trendCompare the earliest and latest available yearsExplore and compare →Where are student-group gaps largest?No comparable group resultSuppressed or unavailableExplore and compare →How much does the district spend?$12,477current spending per studentExplore and compare →Does the district have enough support staff?No counselor ratioStudents per counselor in the 2023–24 federal staffing fileExplore and compare →
7 of 8 national data layers are matched to this NCES district ID. Identity and school counts use NCES records. Academic estimates use SEDA, attendance uses EDFacts, finance uses NCES F-33, staffing and enrollment use 2023–24 NCES CCD where available, teacher certification, preschool and policy fields use the 2021–22 CRDC, and community poverty context uses Census SAIPE. Every detailed view preserves its reporting year.
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