Swain County Middle School

Set in Bryson City, North Carolina, Swain County Middle School is a modestly sized middle school, one of the schools within Swain County Schools. It caters to 453 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Within Swain County Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 1,872 students, Swain County Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Swain County Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest breaks down as 19% Native American, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Swain County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Swain County Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Swain County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of -2.8 points.

In the area at large, Swain County reports that median household earnings sit near $52,349, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Swain County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,393 students), of which Swain County Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Cherokee Extension School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swain County Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Swain County Middle School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 549 (now 453).

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.