For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 569 students in Swain County Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Swain County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
6 Schools
882 Schools
# Students
1,897 Students
494,023 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
31,644 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Swain County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#187 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
63%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.71
# American Indian Students
329 Students
5,633 Students
% American Indian Students
17%
1%
# Asian Students
13 Students
19,933 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
140 Students
98,873 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
20%
# Black Students
8 Students
122,407 Students
% Black Students
1%
25%
# White Students
1,210 Students
215,701 Students
% White Students
64%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
646 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
196 Students
30,848 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
90
1,882
# Students in K Grade:
151
16,660
# Students in 1st Grade:
136
16,806
# Students in 2nd Grade:
126
17,050
# Students in 3rd Grade:
132
16,530
# Students in 4th Grade:
129
16,849
# Students in 5th Grade:
134
19,618
# Students in 6th Grade:
121
111,560
# Students in 7th Grade:
140
116,793
# Students in 8th Grade:
140
119,029
# Students in 9th Grade:
160
12,380
# Students in 10th Grade:
169
10,877
# Students in 11th Grade:
157
9,420
# Students in 12th Grade:
112
8,569
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,269 is higher than the state median of $11,187. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,846 is higher than the state median of $11,612. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,269
$11,187
Spending / Student
$15,846
$11,612
Best Swain County Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Swain County Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
135 Arlington Ave
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-3480
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-3480
Grades: 6-8
| 467 students
Rank: n/an/a
50 Main Street
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-3129
Bryson City, NC 28713
(828) 488-3129
Grades: K-12
| 102 students
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