📍 205 Yellow Jacket Drive, Hayesville, Clay County, 28904
Hayesville High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hayesville, Clay County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clay County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hayesville High enrolls 393 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 344 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 393 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Hayesville High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 120.
Hayesville High is one of 4 schools in Clay County Schools, based in Hayesville, North Carolina. The district serves 1,322 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Hayesville High is larger than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote