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Pisgah Forest Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1076 Ecusta Rd, Brevard, Transylvania County, 28712

464
Pupils
12.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pisgah Forest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brevard, Transylvania County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Transylvania County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Transylvania County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Pisgah Forest Elementary enrolls 464 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Male students
225 (48%)
Female students
239 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32971%
Hispanic or Latino8919%
Two or more races275.8%
Black or African American132.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

318 of the school's 464 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Pisgah Forest Elementary 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 48, state house district 113.

School district: Transylvania County Schools

Pisgah Forest Elementary is one of 9 schools in Transylvania County Schools, based in Brevard, North Carolina. The district serves 3,205 students district-wide and employs 281 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Pisgah Forest Elementary is larger than the district average of about 356 students per school.

3,205
District students
9
Schools
281
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

40%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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