Best Public Schools in Jackson County, NC

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson County Early College	Public	9-12	404 College Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 339-4499	101	4	25.2	41.6%	67 (66.3%)	1 (1.0%)	14 (13.9%)	5 (5.0%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.9%)	87	103^rd of 640 public high schools	83.9%		90.3	64^th of 626 public high schools	89.8%	39	89.7	100.0	41.2	96.8															$7,254	$111	$7,144
Cullowhee Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Wisdom Drive	Cullowhee	28723	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 293-5667	619	44	14.0	68.0%	384 (62.0%)	11 (1.8%)	165 (26.7%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	30.5	1089^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.6%		36.2	988^th of 1502 public elementary schools	34.2%	101					56.4	32.8	54.0	48.1	53.4	29.8	33.3	31.1	46.0	44.4	38.4	42.9	52.0	44.6	$10,392	$1,261	$9,131
Fairview School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Big Orange Way	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 586-2819	762	50	15.2	58.0%	569 (74.7%)	11 (1.4%)	95 (12.5%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	61.1	563^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	62.6%		70.9	393^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	73.8%	170					69.5	59.3	64.6	68.3	60.6	67.1	52.4	52.3	53.7	47.6	45.7	50.0	64.6	79.3	$8,533	$860	$7,673
Scotts Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	516 Parris Branch	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 631-2740	451	32	14.0	69.6%	323 (71.6%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	31.5	1072^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.8%		28.4	1116^th of 1502 public elementary schools	25.7%	44					34.6	39.2	46.2	48.8	40.4	13.3	30.8	43.1	44.2	44.2	47.9	44.4	67.3	77.8	$9,973	$1,203	$8,770
Smoky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	100 Smoky Mountain Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 586-2177	899	54	16.5	54.2%	633 (70.4%)	11 (1.2%)	161 (17.9%)	11 (1.2%)	48 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.9%)	39.8	372^nd of 640 public high schools	41.9%		37.2	378^th of 626 public high schools	39.6%	6	48.4	53.8	40.6	51.1															$11,017	$880	$10,137
Catamount School	Public	6-8	100 Smoky Mountain Dr	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Catamount School	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 331-1775	59	8	7.6	50.8%	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	45.7	431^st of 793 public middle schools	45.6%		55.1	331^st of 784 public middle schools	57.8%	100								42.1	71.4	34.8				42.1	71.4	34.8		69.6
Jackson Community School	Public	5-12	3770 Skyland Drive	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 586-4328	75	11	7.1	92.0%	46 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.3%)	4.3	623^rd of 640 public high schools	2.7%					(n/a)	11.8	25.0																	$26,010	$1,858	$24,152
Blue Ridge Early College	Public	7-12	95 Bobcat Dr	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 743-2646	132	13	10.5	74.2%	80 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	24.2	489^th of 640 public high schools	23.6%		32.3	413^th of 626 public high schools	34.0%	76	47.1	47.4	29.6	26.1					46.2	15.8					34.6	31.6		52.6	$11,670	$875	$10,794
Blue Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Bobcat Drive	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-2646	165	11	14.5	79.4%	101 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	42	887^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.1%		63.5	526^th of 1502 public elementary schools	65.0%	361					50.0	43.8	63.6	52.0			41.7	43.8	40.9	48.0			59.1		$13,938	$1,846	$12,092
Smokey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	884 US Hwy 441N	Whittier	28789	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 497-5535	353	25	14.1	77.9%	158 (44.8%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.2%)	5 (1.4%)	98 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.3%)	8.1	1444^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.1%		9.9	1422^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	5.3%	22					31.7	29.2	23.7	27.3	35.5	14.3	19.5	29.2	23.7	27.3	45.2	44.9	44.7	55.1	$11,755	$1,735	$10,021
Summit Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	370 Mitten Lane	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Summit Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-5755	292	20	14.3		221 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (20.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)								(n/a)	55.6	58.8	57.1	69.2	81.3	53.1	59.4	70.8	71.4	42.4	75.0	53.1	62.5	66.7	71.4	66.7	68.8	72.7

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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