Editing Mitchell County, North Carolina (section)

==Education==
[[Mitchell High School (North Carolina)|Mitchell High School]] is a comprehensive four-year high school (9-12) centrally located in the community of Ledger when built in 1978.

Spruce Pine is home to three schools: Greenlee Primary (K-2),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenlee Primary School |url=https://sites.google.com/mhslive.net/greenlee-primary/home |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Deyton Elementary (3–5),<ref>{{Cite web |title=DES |url=https://sites.google.com/mhslive.net/deytonelementaryschool/home |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920043940/https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fmhslive.net%2Fdeytonelementaryschool%2Fhome&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fmhslive.net%2Fdeytonelementaryschool%2Fhome&ifkv=ARpgrqfD4MXyWiKksmsSIFS3p-bSiHNDJl7NnnFwt5_hj6TJtOvErJzCNwnoHrjwgwf2l5SWURZsuw&osid=1&passive=1209600&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S-1525602880%3A1726807180433988&ddm=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Harris Middle (6–8).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harris Middle School |url=https://sites.google.com/a/mcsnc.org/harris-middle-school/ |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=sites.google.com |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808030920/https://sites.google.com/a/mcsnc.org/harris-middle-school/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bakersville is home to two schools: Gouge Primary (K-4)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gouge Elementary |url=https://sites.google.com/site/gougeelementary/ |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=sites.google.com |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111205305/https://sites.google.com/site/gougeelementary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Bowman Middle (5–8).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bowman Middle School |url=https://sites.google.com/a/mcsnc.org/bms-home/home |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808030921/https://sites.google.com/a/mcsnc.org/bms-home/home |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Mayland Community College]] also calls Mitchell County home. Founded by an act of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] in 1971, Mayland hosts some 35 curriculum programs and provides vocational and technical training, along with college transfer opportunities to residents of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2018 |title=About Mayland - Mayland |url=https://www.mayland.edu/about-mayland/ |access-date=August 8, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808030923/https://www.mayland.edu/about-mayland/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Penland School of Crafts]] is an educational facility located in the Penland Community. It is designed to educate students who will apply workable knowledge in creation of books, paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, and wood.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2016 |title=Studios |url=https://penland.org/about/studios/ |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=Penland School of Craft |language=en |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807212004/https://penland.org/about/studios/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2016 |title=Mission |url=https://penland.org/about/mission/ |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=Penland School of Craft |language=en |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808032522/https://penland.org/about/mission/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The school was established in the early 1920s, it is the largest and oldest professional crafts school in the United States.