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Hayesville High

Clay County Schools · Clay County

Address
205 Yellow Jacket Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370087000333
366
Students
28.1
Teachers (FTE)
13.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
36.7%
Chronically absent
43.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Clay County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Hayesville High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Hayesville HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Hayesville ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-5under 0.1 mi
  2. Hayesville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.1 mi
  3. Hayesville Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-20.2 mi
  4. Peachtree ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cherokee County Schools8.2 mi
  5. The Oaks AcademyHigh · Grades 6-12 · Cherokee County Schools8.8 mi
  6. Tri-County Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-13 · Cherokee County Schools8.8 mi
  7. Andrews MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Cherokee County Schools10.7 mi
  8. Andrews HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Cherokee County Schools10.7 mi
  9. Andrews ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cherokee County Schools10.9 mi
  10. Martins Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Cherokee County Schools11.6 mi

How Hayesville High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 223 of 514
Clay County Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 1 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 13% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (72 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BMet69.8
202472BMet69.1
202377BMet75
202270BMet66.9
201973BMet70.8
201868CMet67.8
201770BExceeded66
201674BExceeded70
201570BMet67
201472BMet71

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Clay County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 84.7%Hispanic 10.66%Two+ Races 2.46%Native Am. 0.82%Black 0.55%Asian 0.55%Pacific Isl. 0.27%
White: 84.7% (310) Hispanic: 10.66% (39) Two+ Races: 2.46% (9) Native Am.: 0.82% (3) Black: 0.55% (2) Asian: 0.55% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.27% (1)
White84.7%
Hispanic10.66%
Two+ Races2.46%
Native Am.0.82%
Black0.55%
Asian0.55%
Pacific Isl.0.27%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 366
46.99%172 Female
53.01%194 Male

Student counts for Hayesville High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 366 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 63.3%Chronically absent 36.7%
Regular attendance: 63.3% (245) Chronically absent: 36.7% (142)
Regular attendance63.3%
Chronically absent36.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 387
43.1%Economically disadvantaged
4.64%17 English learners

Student indicators for Hayesville High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 387 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 97.61%Beginning 2.39%
Experienced: 97.61% (27) Beginning: 2.39% (1)
Experienced97.61%
Beginning2.39%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 27.7 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
21.69%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Hayesville High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 27.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 385.9%40.2%
English II62.2%32.2%
Biology55.3%35.3%
NC Math 134.2%11%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology44.7%20%21.2%14.1%
English II37.8%30%31.1%--
NC Math 165.8%23.3%9.6%--
NC Math 314.1%45.7%37%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.2773.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers27.66
Experienced teachers27 (98%)
Beginning teachers0.66 (2%)
Holding a standard license27.66 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (142 of 387)36.7%
Economically disadvantaged43.1%
English learners making progress (of 17)17.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.79
Library books per student15.29
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.73

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Hayesville High report card PDF

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Hayesville High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.