📍 240 Wisdom Drive, Cullowhee, Jackson County, 28723
Cullowhee Valley School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cullowhee, Jackson County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cullowhee Valley School enrolls 619 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 384 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
421 of the school's 619 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Cullowhee Valley School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Cullowhee Valley 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 619 students, Cullowhee Valley School is larger than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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