📍 135 School Drive, Hayesville, Clay County, 28904
Hayesville Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hayesville, Clay County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clay County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hayesville Middle enrolls 274 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 274 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 274 students, Hayesville Middle is smaller than the district average of about 331 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote