Mountain Youth School

Mountain Youth School
Address
4533 Martins Creek Road
Murphy, NC, Cherokee County, 28906
USA
Information
School type Public Funded, Alternative School
Opened 1997
Status Open
School district Cherokee County Schools
Principal William Gaither
Staff 11
Teaching staff 8
Grades 6-12
Gender unisex
Age range 12-18
Enrollment 50-65 (varies)
Classes Computer App, Masonry
Student to teacher ratio 1:10
Mascot Mustangs
Website Official School Website

Mountain Youth School (MYS) is one of a very small group of alternative schools set up by the state of North Carolina for students that would benefit in an alternative classroom setting. It is located in Murphy, North Carolina and serves grades 6-12. It is the only alternative school operated by the Cherokee County Schools. As of 2007 it had an active enrollment of 43 students and a full-time teaching staff of 8 teachers giving an average of 5 students per teacher.[1][2][3]

History

In the summer of 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly set forth an allocation of more than $10,000 to establish the Mountain Youth Center. The name was changed in the 2004-2005 school year to Mountain Youth School.[4]

School Improvement Plan

In 2005, Bill Gaither and several of the staff members set out an improvement plan to address the particular issues plaguing the school:[5]

Demographics

As of 2010, the school was predominantly non-Hispanic white (83.7%) with 4.7% of the student populace being non-Hispanic black. The school also housed 2.3% Hispanic students and a relatively high percentage of Native American or Alaskan students at 9.3%. There were no students of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

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Coordinates: 35°01′27″N 84°01′51″W / 35.0242°N 84.0308°W / 35.0242; -84.0308

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