Summary:
Swain County, North Carolina is home to a single high school, Swain County High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently below-average academic performance and a high-need student population, as evidenced by the extremely high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients.
Swain County High School's performance on end-of-course exams lags behind the state average across multiple subjects, and its four-year graduation rate of 87.7% is slightly below the state average. The school is ranked 442 out of 641 North Carolina high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Swain County Schools district as a whole is ranked 186 out of 242 districts in the state and is rated 1 star out of 5.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,889 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4, which is slightly lower than the state average, the academic outcomes remain below par. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution, and a more comprehensive approach to improving educational quality and student support may be necessary to address the challenges faced by Swain County High School and the broader Swain County Schools district.
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