Swain County Schools
A public school district in Bryson City, North Carolina, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,872
- Students enrolled
- 111.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,518
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,872 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,802nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 108th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 73% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,518 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% 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
Swain County Schools spent $14,840 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,858 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $14,840 | $28.2 million | 1,897 |
| FY2023 | $14,518 | $27.7 million | 1,910 |
| FY2022 | $14,269 | $27.4 million | 1,919 |
| FY2021 | $12,267 | $23.7 million | 1,931 |
| FY2020 | $12,042 | $23.2 million | 1,925 |
| FY2019 | $11,291 | $23.1 million | 2,044 |
| FY2018 | $10,447 | $21.6 million | 2,069 |
| FY2017 | $10,393 | $21.5 million | 2,066 |
| FY2016 | $10,507 | $21.4 million | 2,039 |
| FY2015 | $10,244 | $21.5 million | 2,100 |
| FY2014 | $9,862 | $19.9 million | 2,016 |
| FY2013 | $9,305 | $19.4 million | 2,081 |
| FY2012 | $8,889 | $18.3 million | 2,064 |
| FY2011 | $8,951 | $18.3 million | 2,050 |
| FY2010 | $9,287 | $18.6 million | 2,008 |
| FY2009 | $9,587 | $19.1 million | 1,991 |
| FY2008 | $9,690 | $18.2 million | 1,881 |
| FY2007 | $9,781 | $17.6 million | 1,802 |
| FY2006 | $9,024 | $16.6 million | 1,842 |
| FY2005 | $8,858 | $15.9 million | 1,794 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.6 million | 25.8% |
| State | $18.7 million | 63.4% |
| Local | $3.2 million | 10.8% |
| Total | $29.5 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Extension School | 110 |
| Swain Academy | 32 |
| Swain County East Elementary | 338 |
| Swain County High School | 536 |
| Swain County Middle School | 453 |
| Swain County West Elementary | 403 |
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 12
- NCES district ID
- 3704440
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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