Haywood Early College

Located at 185 Freedlander Drive, in Clyde, North Carolina, Haywood Early College is a very small four-year high school that works with 177 students (grades 9 through 13), overseen by Haywood County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Haywood Early College sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

Haywood County Schools runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 6,476 students. Haywood Early College is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Haywood Early College records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 39.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Haywood Early College higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Haywood Early College qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Haywood County put the typical household earns roughly $61,912 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Haywood Early College is one.

Tuscola High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Haywood Early College's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 165 (now 177). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 39.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Haywood Early College community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.