📍 95 Bobcat Drive, Cashiers, Jackson County, 28717
Blue Ridge School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cashiers, Jackson County. The school has 165 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blue Ridge School enrolls 165 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 101 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 165 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Blue Ridge School 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 119.
Blue Ridge School is one of 9 schools in Jackson County Public Schools, based in Sylva, North Carolina. The district serves 3,444 students district-wide and employs 244 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 165 students, Blue Ridge School is smaller than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote