📍 100 Smoky Mountain Dr, Sylva, Jackson County, 28779
Catamount School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sylva, Jackson County. The school has 59 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catamount School school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Catamount School enrolls 59 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.1% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 53 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
30 of the school's 59 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 28 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Catamount School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 119.
Catamount School is one of 1 schools in Catamount School, based in Sylva, North Carolina. The district serves 64 students district-wide and employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 59 students, Catamount School is close to the district average of about 64 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant