Swain County Middle School

Regular School · Bryson City, NC

Swain County Middle School is a regular school school in Bryson City, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 453 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

453

Teachers (FTE)

27.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	278	61%
American Indian / Alaska Native	88	19%
Two or more races	51	11%
Hispanic/Latino	32	7%
Black or African American	2	0%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	453	232M / 221F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% -0.9pp	41.9%	407
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -3.9pp	46.9%	408
Science Proficiency	75-79%	—	150

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

42 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	453	100%

Contact & Location

135 Arlington Ave

Bryson City, NC 28713

Phone: (828)488-3480

http://www.swain.k12.nc.us/middle

District

Swain County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,641

District enrollment: 1,910

Other Schools in District

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28713) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370444002314

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD