Swain County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 536 students
Swain Academy
1417 Fontana Rd, Bryson City, NC 28713
Grades
9–12
High
Students
32
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Swain County Schools
Swain County
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About Swain Academy
Swain Academy is an alternative high school in Bryson City, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Swain County Schools. The school is located in a remote rural area in Swain County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 32 students were enrolled, with about 9.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Alternative School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 32 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Swain County Schools
- County
- Swain County
- NCES school ID
- 370444003685
Schools near Swain Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.