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Bryson City, NC
Public School Ratings




Bryson City 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Swain County Schools School District details

Swain County Schools School District
50 Main Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

1,897 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Swain County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.5% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
52%
46%
51%
44%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cherokee Extension School
50 Main Street
Bryson City, NC, 28713
KG-12
Swain Academy School
1417 Fontana Rd
Bryson City, NC, 28713
M-M
Swain County East Elementary School
4747 Ela Rd
Bryson City, NC, 28713
KG-05
Swain County High School
1415 Fontana Road
Bryson City, NC, 28713
09-12
Swain County Middle School
135 Arlington Ave
Bryson City, NC, 28713
06-08
Swain County West Elementary School
4142 Hwy 19 West
Bryson City, NC, 28713
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.1% 45.7%
Black 0.5% 26.1%
Hispanic 8.2% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 19.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.1% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 99.1% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,541 $16,203,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $909 $1,725,000 5.9%
Staff $811 $1,538,000 5.3%
General Administration $222 $421,000 1.4%
School Administration $565 $1,072,000 3.7%
Operation $1,126 $2,136,000 7.3%
Transportation $569 $1,080,000 3.7%
Other $567 $1,076,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,770 $9,048,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,094 $3,972,000 13.6%
Total Expenditures $15,405 $29,223,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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