📍 50 Main Street, Bryson City, Swain County, 28713
Cherokee Extension School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Bryson City, Swain County. The school has 123 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Swain County Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 124.2:1.
Cherokee Extension School enrolls 123 students across grades K–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 1.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 124.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 9.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 8.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 123 students (2.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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.
Cherokee Extension School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Cherokee Extension School is one of 5 schools in Swain County Schools, based in Bryson City, North Carolina. The district serves 1,872 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 123 students, Cherokee Extension School is smaller than the district average of about 374 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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