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Waynesville, NC
Public School Ratings




Waynesville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Haywood County Schools School District details

Haywood County Schools School District
1233 North Main St
Waynesville, NC 28786

6,605 Students enrolled in District

15 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Haywood County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.9% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
62%
51%
58%
51%
66%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bethel Elementary School
4700 Old River Road
Canton, NC, 28716
KG-05
Bethel Middle School
630 Sonoma Road
Waynesville, NC, 28786
06-08
Canton Middle School
60 Penland St
Canton, NC, 28716
06-08
Central Haywood High School
62 Joy Lane
Waynesville, NC, 28786
09-12
Clyde Elementary School
4182 Old Clyde Road
Clyde, NC, 28721
PK-05
Haywood Early College School
185 Freedlander Drive
Clyde, NC, 28721
09-13
Hazelwood Elementary School
1111 Plott Creek Road
Waynesville, NC, 28786
PK-05
Jonathan Valley Elementary School
410 Hall Drive
Waynesville, NC, 28785
PK-05
Junaluska Elementary School
2238 Asheville Road
Waynesville, NC, 28786
KG-05
Meadowbrook Elementary School
85 Morningstar Rd
Canton, NC, 28716
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.2% 46.6%
Black 0.9% 26.2%
Hispanic 9.7% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.1% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 71.3% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 2.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,308 $48,271,000 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $551 $3,639,000 4.5%
Staff $446 $2,949,000 3.6%
General Administration $171 $1,129,000 1.4%
School Administration $713 $4,712,000 5.8%
Operation $1,032 $6,814,000 8.4%
Transportation $355 $2,347,000 2.9%
Other $258 $1,702,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,526 $23,292,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,419 $9,371,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $12,253 $80,934,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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