📍 884 US Hwy 441N, Whittier, Jackson County, 28789
Smokey Mountain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whittier, Jackson County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smokey Mountain Elementary enrolls 353 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 28% American Indian or Alaska Native and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 45% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 98 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 11% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 353 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Smokey Mountain Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Smokey Mountain Elementary 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 353 students, Smokey Mountain Elementary is close to the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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