NC County FIPS: 37173

Public Schools in Swain County, NC

Directory of 9 public schools operating in Swain County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	9	3,393	302.3	10.9:1 *reporting schools	3,035
2023-2024	8	3,386	284.2	11.9:1	3,072
2022-2023	8	3,418	203.8	16.8:1	2,570
2021-2022	8	3,365	352.0	9.6:1	2,136
2020-2021	8	3,362	265.3	12.7:1	2,265

School Districts in Swain County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 5 Districts

Cherokee Central Elementary School 1 Cherokee Central High School 1 Cherokee Central Schools 0 Mountain Discovery Charter School 1 Swain County Schools 6

Cities & Municipalities in Swain County

2 Cities

Bryson City 7 Cherokee 2

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Cherokee Central Elementary School	K-5	Elementary School	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Cherokee	View ›
Cherokee Central High School	6-12	High School	Cherokee Central High School	Cherokee	View ›
Cherokee Extension School	K-12	Other / Combined	Swain County Schools	Bryson City	View ›
Mountain Discovery	K-8	Elementary School	Mountain Discovery Charter School	Bryson City	View ›
Swain Academy	9-12	High School	Swain County Schools	Bryson City	View ›
Swain County East Elementary	K-5	Elementary School	Swain County Schools	Bryson City	View ›
Swain County High School	9-12	High School	Swain County Schools	Bryson City	View ›
Swain County Middle School	6-8	Middle School	Swain County Schools	Bryson City	View ›
Swain County West Elementary	K-6	Elementary School	Swain County Schools	Bryson City	View ›