📍 95 Bobcat Dr, Cashiers, Jackson County, 28717
Blue Ridge Early College is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cashiers, Jackson County. The school has 132 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Ridge Early College enrolls 132 students across grades 7–13. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 132 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 Early College is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Blue Ridge Early College 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 132 students, Blue Ridge Early College 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
Browse live education vacancies at or near Blue Ridge Early College.
Find vacancies →