📍 4700 Old River Road, Canton, Haywood County, 28716
Bethel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Haywood County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Haywood County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel Elementary enrolls 526 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 489 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 526 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 522 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Bethel Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 118.
Bethel Elementary is one of 15 schools in Haywood County Schools, based in Waynesville, North Carolina. The district serves 6,476 students district-wide and employs 456 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Bethel Elementary is larger than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe