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Enrollment
859
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370204000908
Pisgah High
1 Black Bear Drive, Canton, NC 28716 · (828) 646-3440 · Haywood County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
856 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 9 | 239 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 199 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 202 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 25% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
70.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Pisgah High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #91 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #51 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #112 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #226 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #351 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #447 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #75 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #76 of 277 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
859
-83 (-9%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 859 | 40.1 | 21.4:1 | 100% (856) |
| 2023-24 | 908 | 56.6 | 16.0:1 | 99% (896) |
| 2022-23 | 927 | 57.6 | 16.1:1 | 55% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 32% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 1,016 | 61.7 | 16.5:1 | 41% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 65 | 15.2:1 | 44% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 66 | 15.7:1 | 45% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 65 | 13.4:1 | 15% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 55 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pisgah High.
About Pisgah High
Families in Canton, North Carolina, are served by Pisgah High, a mid-sized high school. Its enrollment is 859 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Pisgah High sits within Haywood County Schools, which has 15 schools and 6,476 students.
Pisgah High is 82% White by enrollment. Next come 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 91% White among all Haywood County residents. The diversity index for Pisgah High is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. At Pisgah High, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Haywood County is similar, at 99%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pisgah High is in the top 10% of North Carolina schools: 69.3% actual against 48.4% predicted.
In the wider Haywood County area, median household income comes to about $61,912, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Haywood County's 16 public schools enroll about 7,092 students and include Pisgah High.
Canton Middle, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Pisgah High, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.6%; Pisgah High's is 69.3%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 942 to 859. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.2:1 to 21.4:1.
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Haywood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,662
Census ACS
Median income
$61,912
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haywood County Schools
- Tuscola HighHigh · 873 students
- Waynesville MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Clyde ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Hazelwood ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Canton MiddleMiddle · 475 students
Other schools in Canton
- Bethel ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Canton MiddleMiddle · 475 students
- North Canton ElementaryElementary · 332 students
- Meadowbrook ElementaryElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Canton Middle0.4 mi · 475
- Meadowbrook Elementary1.0 mi · 198
- North Canton Elementary1.8 mi · 332
- Clyde Elementary3.1 mi · 523
- Bethel Elementary3.6 mi · 537
- Bethel Middle4.5 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Pisgah HighWhat is the total enrollment at Pisgah High?
Pisgah High enrolls approximately 859 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pisgah High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pisgah High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pisgah High have?
Pisgah High employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
How diverse is Pisgah High?
Pisgah High reports a student body of 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pisgah High in?
Pisgah High is part of Haywood County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.