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==Education== The Yancey County Schools system serves the K-12 public school students of the county. There are five members of the School Board, elected on even years to four year terms. Three seats are elected on presidential/gubernatorial election years, and two on midterm years. In 2017, the [[North Carolina General Assembly|NC General Assembly]] passed a bill, sponsored by Rep. [[Michele D. Presnell|Michele Presnell]], to change the YCS board elections from non-partisan to partisan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOUSE BILL 265 |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2017/Bills/House/PDF/H265v1.pdf |website=North Carolina General Assembly}}</ref> As of 2023, the partisan makeup of the board is four Republicans and one Democrat. Kathy Amos is the current [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]]. In 2016, the YCS Board voted to consolidate three elementary schools in the west and north of the county (Bald Creek, Bee Log, and Clearmont) into one school, which was named Blue Ridge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Julie |date=September 2016|title=Yancey board votes to close three schools |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2016/09/19/yancey-board-votes-close-three-schools/90719196/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=The Asheville Citizen Times |language=en-US}}</ref> At the time of its closure in 2018, Bee Log Elementary School was the smallest public school in the state with enrollment of 42.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Le |first=John |date=June 8, 2018 |title=Yancey Co. students and teachers say emotional farewell to the smallest school in NC |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/yancey-co-students-and-teachers-say-emotional-farewell-to-the-smallest-school-in-nc |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=WLOS |language=en}}</ref> Bald Creek and Clearmont closed the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wynne |first=Karen |date=March 27, 2018 |title=Some parents upset about Yancey County elementary school's early closure |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/some-parents-upset-about-yancey-county-elementary-schools-early-closure |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=WLOS |language=en}}</ref> Yancey County schools currently consists of the following schools:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yancey County Schools - Schools |url=https://www.yanceync.net/ycs-schools |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=www.yanceync.net |language=en-US}}</ref> ===Elementary Schools (Grades Kβ5)=== * Blue Ridge Elementary School * Burnsville Elementary School * Micaville Elementary School * South Toe Elementary School ===Middle Schools (Grades 6β8)=== * Cane River Middle School * East Yancey Middle School ===High School (Grades 9β12)=== * [[Mountain Heritage High School]] High school students have the option to enroll in Mayland Early College High School at the main campus of [[Mayland Community College]] in [[Spruce Pine, North Carolina|Spruce Pine]]. There are two private schools in the county: [[Arthur Morgan School]] in Celo and Yancey County Christian School in Burnsville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Schools located in Yancey County, NC |url=https://high-schools.com/directory/nc/counties/yancey-county/37199/ |website=High-Schools.com}}</ref> ===Higher Education=== [[Mayland Community College]] serves the Toe River Valley counties of [[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery]], [[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell]], and Yancey. The main campus is in Spruce Pine, on the Avery-Mitchell line, but the Yancey Learning Center, a satellite campus, is just outside of the Burnsville town limits on the west side.
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