Jackson County Public Schools
A public school district in Sylva, North Carolina, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,444
- Students enrolled
- 200.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,568
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,444 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,857th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 78th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,568 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Jackson County Public Schools spent $13,568 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,107 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,568 | $48.3 million | 3,557 |
| FY2022 | $13,534 | $47.6 million | 3,516 |
| FY2021 | $11,711 | $41.5 million | 3,542 |
| FY2020 | $11,101 | $40.4 million | 3,636 |
| FY2019 | $10,805 | $39.5 million | 3,657 |
| FY2018 | $9,853 | $36.8 million | 3,730 |
| FY2017 | $9,706 | $36.6 million | 3,772 |
| FY2016 | $9,500 | $35.4 million | 3,724 |
| FY2015 | $9,508 | $35.3 million | 3,712 |
| FY2014 | $8,879 | $32.4 million | 3,649 |
| FY2013 | $8,893 | $32.6 million | 3,662 |
| FY2012 | $8,977 | $33.1 million | 3,686 |
| FY2011 | $9,069 | $33.0 million | 3,644 |
| FY2010 | $8,857 | $32.2 million | 3,633 |
| FY2009 | $8,916 | $33.3 million | 3,732 |
| FY2008 | $8,893 | $32.3 million | 3,632 |
| FY2007 | $8,733 | $31.9 million | 3,658 |
| FY2006 | $8,212 | $30.2 million | 3,678 |
| FY2005 | $8,107 | $29.1 million | 3,594 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.7 million | 18.6% |
| State | $28.3 million | 54.4% |
| Local | $14.1 million | 27.0% |
| Total | $52.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Early College | 127 |
| Blue Ridge School | 144 |
| Cullowhee Valley School | 570 |
| Fairview School | 797 |
| Jackson Co Early College | 113 |
| Jackson Community School | 50 |
| Scotts Creek School | 422 |
| Smokey Mountain Elementary | 340 |
| Smoky Mountain High School | 881 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 3702340
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved