Jackson County Schools

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Sylva, Webster, Forest Hills and Dillsboro, and parts of Highlands.

At a glance

3,444Students enrolled

9Schools

4Towns served

$14,411Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

98%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

SylvaWebsterForest HillsDillsboro

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NC

Math proficiency37%

State average 41.9%

Reading / language arts43%

State average 47.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

State average 87.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,411

per student each year · 10% above the NC average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration35%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)27%

State56%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,542’20

3,516’21

3,557’22

3,546’23

3,444’24

Students

White · 62%2,140

Hispanic · 23%776

American Indian/Alaska Native · 7%237

Two or more races · 6%216

Black · 1%40

Asian · 1%34

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Sylva2,646 people

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Webster470 people

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Forest Hills329 people

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Dillsboro195 people

Also covers small parts of Highlands.

Schools9 in district

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Fairview SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 797 students · Sylva

BPublic 📚

Cullowhee Valley SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 570 students · Cullowhee

C+Public 📚

Scotts Creek SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 422 students · Sylva

C-Public 📚

Smokey Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 340 students · Whittier

C-Public 📚

Blue Ridge SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 144 students · Cashiers

CPublic 🏫

Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 881 students · Sylva

APublic 🏫

Blue Ridge Early CollegeHigh · Grades 7–13 · 127 students · Cashiers

C+Public 🏫

Jackson Co Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9–13 · 113 students · Sylva

A+Public 🏫

Jackson Community SchoolHigh · Grades 5–12 · 50 students · Sylva

D-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.