Shining Rock Classical Academy

Among the schools in Waynesville, North Carolina, is Shining Rock Classical Academy, a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. Federal data show 616 students enrolled in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25.

Shining Rock Classical Academy operates as its own local education agency.

Of every 100 students at Shining Rock Classical Academy, about 85 are White. Other students are 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Shining Rock Classical Academy are from different groups.

Shining Rock Classical Academy reports a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher, from 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for combined schools in North Carolina is 16.1:1.

For Haywood County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $61,912 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Haywood County number 16, with about 7,092 students.

Junaluska Elementary is about 1.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Under the NCES locale system, Shining Rock Classical Academy is Town: Distant. Shining Rock Classical Academy is one of the charter schools in North Carolina.

Enrollment records show 410 in 2020-21 and 616 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 15.8:1.

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