Enrollment
50
High
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370234002467
Jackson Community School
3770 Skyland Drive, Sylva, NC 28779 · (828) 586-4328 · Jackson County
GRADES 05–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
44 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 40% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 12% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
7.1%
own-school result
Math
5.6%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Jackson Community School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 50 | #571 of 598 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
50
-18 (-26%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 45
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 5.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50 | 3.6 | 14.1:1 | 88% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 8.5 | 8.1:1 | 96% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 10.5 | 7.1:1 | 92% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 12 | 5.7:1 | 96% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 90 | 13.9 | 6.5:1 | 97% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 13 | 7.5:1 | 97% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 12 | 6.3:1 | 91% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 45 | 7 | 6.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (90 to 50); teachers down 75% (13.9 to 3.6).
About Jackson Community School
Jackson Community School sits in Sylva, North Carolina, and is classified as a high school. Total enrollment is 50 students, and the grades served are 5 through 12. By comparison, high schools in North Carolina enroll about 761 students on average.
Jackson Community School is part of a district of 9 schools: Jackson County Public Schools, with 3,444 students.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at Jackson Community School. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That is in line with Jackson County, where about 79% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 3.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. At Jackson Community School, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 96% average among public schools in Jackson County.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $55,815 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Jackson Community School, Jackson County has 11 public schools.
Scotts Creek School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment fell 26% over 4 years, reaching 50 in 2024-25. The ratio was 5.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,771
Census ACS
Median income
$55,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County Public Schools
- Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Fairview SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Cullowhee Valley SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Scotts Creek SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Smokey Mountain ElementaryElementary · 340 students
- Blue Ridge SchoolElementary · 144 students
Other schools in Sylva
- Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Fairview SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Scotts Creek SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Jackson Co Early CollegeHigh · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Scotts Creek School0.9 mi · 422
- Fairview School3.8 mi · 797
- Smoky Mountain High School4.0 mi · 881
- Jackson Co Early College4.5 mi · 113
- Catamount School6.6 mi · 64
- Cullowhee Valley School7.7 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Community SchoolHow large is Jackson Community School?
Jackson Community School enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Jackson Community School serve?
Jackson Community School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Community School is approximately 14.1:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jackson Community School?
Student demographics at Jackson Community School are roughly 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Community School in?
Jackson Community School is part of Jackson County Public Schools.
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