Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School

Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School is a micro-enrollment K-12 campus in Hollister, North Carolina, run under Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School. The school hosts 140 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 731 students each, so Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School sits 81% smaller than that benchmark.

Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School sits inside Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School reports that Native American students make up the majority at 59%; the rest is composed of 16% Black, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 16.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Warren County indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,638 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Warren County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,687 students), Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School is one campus in the mix.

Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus.

Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School operates from a small-town location. Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School has increased 4%, going from 134 students in 2018 to 140 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 2% to 7%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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