School district · North Carolina

Haywood County Schools

Haywood County Schools in North Carolina: 15 public schools with 6,476 students and 16.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,056 per student in FY2024.

Schools
15
Students
6,476
Students per teacher
16.8
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,056
NC $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
386
Counselors (FTE)
18.4
Students per counselor
351
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): —

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.0K15
$8.0K16
$8.9K17
$9.2K18
$9.9K19
$10.2K20
$11.2K21
$12.7K22
$12.5K23
$13.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $17.2M
State
56% · $55.5M
Local
26% · $26M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,003
Support services
$4,210
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.4M
Long-term debt
$6.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–553717.6
Pre-K–552314.7
Pre-K–549016.7
Pre-K–533613.9
K–542815.6
Pre-K–519816.8
Pre-K–533216.8
K–520415.1
6–825415.4
6–847515.3
6–872716.1
9–12638.5
9–1317739.4
9–1285921.4
9–1287320.3

Sources

Address
1233 North Main St, Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone
(828)456-2400
Website