📍 2238 Asheville Road, Waynesville, Haywood County, 28786
Junaluska Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waynesville, Haywood County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Haywood County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Junaluska Elementary enrolls 447 students across grades K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 373 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 447 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Junaluska 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 119.
Junaluska 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 447 students, Junaluska Elementary is close to the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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