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Haywood County Schools

Haywood County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
1233 North Main St, Waynesville, NC 28786
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NCES agency ID
3702040
State LEA ID
NC-440
15
Schools
6,602
Students
386
Teachers (FTE)
16.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
3
Low-performing schools
32.8%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Haywood County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary8380
High4511
Middle3506
All schools15--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A17.1%
B750.0%
C321.4%
D321.4%
F00.0%
All graded schools14100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded321.4%
Met750.0%
Not Met428.6%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 378.3%51.8%
English II67.9%44%
Science (grades 5 & 8)65.9%42.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)65.4%42.7%
Biology62.2%46.8%
NC Math 161.9%27.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.6%33.4%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate90.9%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned75.1%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments51.4%
Students promoted to the next grade88.5%
Students retained in grade11.5%
English learners making progress (of 229)32.8%
Schools identified as low-performing3 of 14
First page of the Haywood County Schools report card PDF

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The Haywood County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 84.33%Hispanic 10.28%Two+ Races 3.43%Black 0.85%Asian 0.54%Native Am. 0.51%Pacific Isl. 0.06%
White: 84.33% (5,461) Hispanic: 10.28% (666) Two+ Races: 3.43% (222) Black: 0.85% (55) Asian: 0.54% (35) Native Am.: 0.51% (33) Pacific Isl.: 0.06% (4)
White84.33%
Hispanic10.28%
Two+ Races3.43%
Black0.85%
Asian0.54%
Native Am.0.51%
Pacific Isl.0.06%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 6,476
48.13%3,117 Female
51.87%3,359 Male

Student counts for Haywood County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 6,476 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.79%Chronically absent 20.21%
Regular attendance: 79.79% (5,373) Chronically absent: 20.21% (1,361)
Regular attendance79.79%
Chronically absent20.21%

Student Population

Students Counted: 6,734
3.18%206 English learners

Student indicators for Haywood County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 6,734 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 87.54%Beginning 12.46%
Experienced: 87.54% (348) Beginning: 12.46% (50)
Experienced87.54%
Beginning12.46%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 397.2 FTE
98.04%Fully licensed
1.96%Emergency or provisional
26.45%105 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Haywood County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 397.2 FTE.

Haywood County Schools boundary map

15 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Haywood County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Haywood County Schools

15 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →