Clyde Elementary

Located at 4182 Old Clyde Road, in Clyde, North Carolina, Clyde Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community that enrolls 523 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Haywood County Schools.

Clyde Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Haywood County Schools, a district that works with 6,476 students overall.

Demographically, Clyde Elementary shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Clyde Elementary shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clyde Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 50.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Haywood County shows median household income runs about $61,912, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Haywood County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,092 students), of which Clyde Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Haywood Early College, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clyde Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 63.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 514 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.