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Pisgah High

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Pisgah High ranks 137 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Pisgah High is a public high school located in Canton, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 908 students. It is part of the Haywood County Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pisgah High has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking between 117 and 158 out of over 500 North Carolina high schools. This places Pisgah High among the top quarter of high schools in the state. The school consistently outperforms the Haywood County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in end-of-course (EOC) test proficiency rates across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Pisgah High had a 65% proficiency rate in EOC Biology, compared to 62.4% for Haywood County Schools and 48.3% for North Carolina. Pisgah High's Math III proficiency rate was 88.9% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district's 78.3% and the state's 66.4%.

Pisgah High has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.9% to 93.7% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state average. The school performs particularly well in several student subgroups, including Hispanic students, special education students, and homeless students, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups. While nearby Central Haywood High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, Tuscola High and Haywood Early College also perform well, though not to the same degree as Pisgah High.

859

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,758

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Black Bear Drive
Canton, NC 28716

(828) 646-3440

District: Haywood County Schools

Feeder schools for Pisgah High:

Elementary:	Bethel Elementary
	Clyde Elementary
	Meadowbrook Elementary
	North Canton Elementary
Middle:	Bethel Middle
	Canton Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg53%

137^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Haywood County Schools

54^th of 242Haywood County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	137 of 641	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	147 of 640	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	130 of 626	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	132 of 621	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	129 of 594	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	117 of 514	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	80 of 469	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.7	126 of 476	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	54.0	142 of 507	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	52.2	158 of 531	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	49.9	156 of 451	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.1	192 of 505	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.9	103 of 502	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	125 of 506	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	68.0	97 of 499	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	79 of 490	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	71 of 477	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	77 of 453	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	65.9	106 of 431	75.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	74.2	37 of 330	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	171 of 334	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	223 of 364	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	111 of 349	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	115 of 610	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	132 of 602	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	114 of 588	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	94 of 594	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	59 of 475	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	118 of 475	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	91 of 449	79.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	57 of 412	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	122 of 403	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	85 of 403	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	43 of 398	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	84 of 337	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	39 of 325	88.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	89 of 462	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	92 of 454	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	88 of 449	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	70 of 436	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	30 of 370	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	31 of 354	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	45.9	156 of 340	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	1 of 39	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	97 of 606	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	123 of 613	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	96 of 597	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	74 of 544	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	17 of 432	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	53 of 446	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	36 of 424	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	155 of 601	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	157 of 607	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	141 of 602	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	145 of 585	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	71 of 481	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	118 of 488	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	72 of 463	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	49.2	92 of 185	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	56 of 352	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	72 of 349	79.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	182 of 542	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	196 of 553	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	157 of 537	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	159 of 534	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	128 of 439	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	185 of 444	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	135 of 427	68.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)50th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III89%+22 vs state

Math I73%+38 vs state

English II71%+11 vs state

Biology65%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pisgah High	Public	9-12	1 Black Bear Drive	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 646-3440	859	40	21.4	99.7%	702 (81.7%)	11 (1.3%)	111 (12.9%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)	79.3	137^th of 641 public high schools	78.6%		76.6	147^th of 640 public high schools	77.0%	10	65.0	70.8	72.7	88.9											$9,758	$969	$8,789
Haywood Early College	Public	9-12	185 Freedlander Drive	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 565-4000	177	4	39.4	98.3%	151 (85.3%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	95.4	20^th of 641 public high schools	96.9%		96.4	8^th of 640 public high schools	98.8%	12	94.6		100.0	97.7											$7,730	$690	$7,040
Tuscola High	Public	9-12	564 Tuscola School Rd	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 456-2408	873	43	20.3	99.7%	725 (83.0%)	16 (1.8%)	93 (10.7%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.9%)	62.6	214^th of 641 public high schools	66.6%		75.2	154^th of 640 public high schools	75.9%	60	57.3	67.1	54.4	68.3											$9,911	$860	$9,050
Central Haywood High	Public	9-12	62 Joy Lane	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 627-9944	63	7	8.5	93.7%	48 (76.2%)	2 (3.2%)	10 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	4.6	622^nd of 641 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	18.8	13.0		25.0											$18,725	$2,409	$16,316
Enka High	Public	9-12	475 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 670-5000	1,051	64	16.4	99.7%	710 (67.6%)	40 (3.8%)	266 (25.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.5%)	38.7	387^th of 641 public high schools	39.6%		42.5	355^th of 640 public high schools	44.5%	32	46.2	57.2	23.1	61.0											$9,892	$617	$9,276
The Franklin School of Innovation	Public, Charter	5-12	61 Innovation Dr	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	The Franklin School of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 318-8140	717	56	12.9	37.8%	567 (79.1%)	25 (3.5%)	73 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	55.3	261^st of 641 public high schools	59.3%		59.9	234^th of 640 public high schools	63.4%	27	56.8	77.8	25.4	65.8	45.2	66.3	50.0	31.3	67.1	56.8	61.6	63.6	64.4	74.7
Erwin High	Public	9-12	60 Lees Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4251	1,013	69	14.6	99.7%	481 (47.5%)	94 (9.3%)	359 (35.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.3%)	47 (4.6%)	17.7	541^st of 641 public high schools	15.6%		19.8	516^th of 640 public high schools	19.4%	25	32.5	39.3	10.4	45.9											$10,603	$744	$9,859
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	372	17	21.8	98.7%	307 (82.5%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.3%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)	92.2														$7,222	$451	$6,771
Early College	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	271	11	24.8	98.9%	138 (50.9%)	10 (3.7%)	110 (40.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	90.6	71^st of 641 public high schools	88.9%		88.6	94^th of 640 public high schools	85.3%	23	80.4	94.3	66.7	96.4											$7,736	$216	$7,520
Center for Career Innovation	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	41	4	10.2	43.9%	27 (65.9%)	3 (7.3%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	27.1	480^th of 641 public high schools	25.1%					(n/a)	27.3		33.3												$10,465	$251	$10,214

Frequently Asked Questions about Pisgah High

What schools feed into Pisgah High?

Pisgah High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bethel Elementary
Elementary : Clyde Elementary
Elementary : Meadowbrook Elementary
Elementary : North Canton Elementary
Middle : Bethel Middle
Middle : Canton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pisgah High?

Students at Pisgah High are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Pisgah High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Pisgah High.

Is Pisgah High a good school?

Pisgah High ranks 137^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pisgah High in?

Haywood County Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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