📍 564 Tuscola School Rd, Waynesville, Haywood County, 28786
Tuscola High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waynesville, Haywood County. The school has 917 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 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tuscola High enrolls 917 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 759 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 104 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 917 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 420 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Tuscola High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 119.
Tuscola 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 917 students, Tuscola 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 - Distant