Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28747

Summary:

The 28747 zip code is home to a single elementary school, T C Henderson, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Transylvania County Schools district. T C Henderson has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable level of performance.

The school's performance on state standardized tests has been mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing above the district and state averages, while others are below. For example, T C Henderson's 3rd-grade math proficiency (71.4%) was higher than the Transylvania County Schools (69.6%) and North Carolina (64.1%) averages, but its 4th-grade math proficiency (58.3%) was lower than the district (55.7%) and state (58.9%) averages. In reading, the school's 5th-grade proficiency (54.5%) was higher than the state average (52.9%), but lower than the district average (56%).

T C Henderson serves a student population with a high level of economic disadvantage, with 97.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.1 and a higher per-student spending of $14,225 compared to the national average of around $12,000 per student. These factors may contribute to the school's overall performance and could be important considerations in understanding its context and needs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
T C Henderson	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11839 Rosman Hwy	Lake Toxaway	28747	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 862-4463	133	11	12.1	97.7%	103 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	59.4	577^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.3%		47.7	784^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.9%	207	71.4	58.3	63.6	47.6	50.0	54.5	68.2	$14,225	$1,533	$12,692

Cities Near Zip Code 28747

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Toxaway	2.89 mi	1	159^th
Rosman	6.04 mi	3	151^st
Cashiers	10.16 mi	3	212^th
Brevard	12.24 mi	5	284^th
Highlands	16.38 mi	1

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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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