📍 1 Black Bear Drive, Canton, Haywood County, 28716
Pisgah High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Canton, Haywood County. The school has 927 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Haywood County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pisgah High enrolls 927 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 771 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
511 of the school's 927 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 486 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Pisgah High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Pisgah High 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 927 students, Pisgah High is larger than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe