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Sylva, NC
Public School Ratings




Sylva Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jackson County Public Schools School District details

Jackson County Public Schools School District
398 Hospital Road
Sylva, NC 28779

3,516 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Jackson County Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.0% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
49%
44%
50%
47%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blue Ridge Early College School
95 Bobcat Dr
Cashiers, NC, 28717
07-13
Blue Ridge School
95 Bobcat Drive
Cashiers, NC, 28717
PK-06
Cullowhee Valley School
240 Wisdom Drive
Cullowhee, NC, 28723
KG-08
Fairview Elementary School
251 Big Orange Way
Sylva, NC, 28779
PK-08
Jackson Co Early College School
404 College Drive
Sylva, NC, 28779
09-13
Jackson Community School
3770 Skyland Drive
Sylva, NC, 28779
KG-12
Scotts Creek Elementary School
516 Parris Branch
Sylva, NC, 28779
KG-08
Smokey Mountain Elementary School
884 Us Hwy 441 N
Whittier, NC, 28789
PK-08
Smoky Mountain High School
100 Smoky Mountain Drive
Sylva, NC, 28779
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.7% 47.4%
Black 1.2% 26.3%
Hispanic 19.2% 20.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 7.4% 1.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.6% 48.0%
Free lunch eligible 37.9% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,221 $22,619,556 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $855 $3,108,780 7.2%
Staff $371 $1,348,956 3.1%
General Administration $169 $614,484 1.4%
School Administration $663 $2,410,668 5.6%
Operation $946 $3,439,656 7.9%
Transportation $392 $1,425,312 3.3%
Other $807 $2,934,252 6.8%
Total Support $4,202 $15,278,472 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,491 $5,421,276 12.5%
Total Expenditures $11,914 $43,319,304 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,324 $9,654,142,443 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $877,144,823 5.0%
Staff $341 $521,212,282 3.0%
General Administration $170 $259,230,834 1.5%
School Administration $637 $973,125,983 5.6%
Operation $798 $1,218,189,435 7.0%
Transportation $402 $613,466,359 3.5%
Other $331 $505,953,708 2.9%
Total Support $3,255 $4,968,588,990 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,818 $2,774,971,990 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,397 $17,397,660,278 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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