Impact of COVID-19 on Smoky Mountain High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 120th of 514 High schools | Ranks 378th of 626 High schools | 37% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Smoky Mountain High School) | 64.4 | 51.7 | 12.7% |
End of Course Biology (Jackson County Public Schools) | 61.1 | 51 | 10.1% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Smoky Mountain High School) | 66.5 | 50.7 | 15.8% |
End of Course English II (Jackson County Public Schools) | 62.7 | 52.6 | 10.1% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Smoky Mountain High School) | 65.8 | 44.1 | 21.7% |
End of Course Math I (Jackson County Public Schools) | 57.7 | 43.7 | 14% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Smoky Mountain High School) | 53.7 | 36.7 | 17% |
End of Course Math III (Jackson County Public Schools) | 50.7 | 41.1 | 9.6% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 866 | 899 | 3.8% |
African American | 17 | 11 | 35.3% |
American Indian | 66 | 48 | 27.3% |
Asian | 12 | 11 | 8.3% |
Hispanic | 82 | 161 | 96.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 671 | 633 | 5.7% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 35 | 94.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39.6% | 54.2% | 14.6% |