T C Henderson

Located at 11839 Rosman Hwy, in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, T C Henderson is a minimally staffed elementary school that educates 133 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Transylvania County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so T C Henderson sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Transylvania County Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 3,205 students, T C Henderson is one campus in the system.

On demographics, T C Henderson reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting T C Henderson tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, T C Henderson performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 59.8%, a residual of +10.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Transylvania County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,184, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. T C Henderson is one of 10 public schools in Transylvania County (combined enrollment of about 3,640 students).

Rosman Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), T C Henderson ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. T C Henderson's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 133). White enrollment moved from 94% to 77% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.