Swain Academy
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 32 students
Swain County High School
1415 Fontana Road, Bryson City, NC 28713
Grades
9–12
High
Students
536
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Swain County Schools
Swain County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Swain County High School
Swain County High School is a public 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, 536 students were enrolled, with about 19.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 536 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 6
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Swain County Schools
- County
- Swain County
- NCES school ID
- 370444001763
Schools near Swain County High School
All 8 schools in Bryson City →
Cherokee Central High School
Public · Grades 6–12 · 693 students
Jackson Co Early College
Public · Grades 9–13 · 113 students
Macon Multi-Purpose Juvenile Home
Private · Grades 8–11 · 6 students
Franklin High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 996 students
Macon Early College High School
Public · Grades 9–13 · 154 students
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.