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Mitchell County Schools

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Superintendent

Chad Calhoun

[email protected]

Contact

(828) 766-2220

(828) 766-2221

72 Ledger School Rd, Bakersville, NC 28705

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Recent news

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EdNC’s Hurricane Helene Playbook: Lessons learned in K-12 from before the storm through reopening

by Mebane Rash | June 1, 2026

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NC is building momentum around career and technical education, and these student stories show it

by Emily Thomas | March 31, 2026

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by Analisa Sorrells Archer | March 2, 2026

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Hurricane Helene displaced thousands of students. Some struggled to get back on track with school

by Makiya Seminera, Laura Hackett and Jose Sandoval | September 22, 2025

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A graduation gift: How a cross-state collaboration helped western NC seniors

by Michael Hardison | January 7, 2025

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Thanks to a whole lot of bathroom trailers and the sheer will of leaders, Mitchell County students are coming back to school

by Mebane Rash | November 4, 2024