Grace Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–2 · 8 students
Mountain Discovery
890 Jenkins Branch Rd N, Bryson City, NC 28713
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
221
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mountain Discovery Charter School
Swain County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Mountain Discovery
Mountain Discovery is a charter elementary school in Bryson City, North Carolina, serving grades K–8. It is part of Mountain Discovery Charter School. The school is located in a remote rural area in Swain County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 221 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from NC State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 221 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- NC State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Mountain Discovery Charter School
- County
- Swain County
- NCES school ID
- 370012902614
Schools near Mountain Discovery
All 8 schools in Bryson City →
Swain County West Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 403 students
Swain County East Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 338 students
Smokey Mountain Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 340 students
New Kituwah Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 58 students
Cherokee Central Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 607 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.