Mountain Discovery
Charter · Grades K–8 · 221 students
Swain County West Elementary
4142 Hwy 19 West, Bryson City, NC 28713
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
403
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Swain County Schools
Swain County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary 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 West Elementary
Swain County West Elementary is a public elementary school in Bryson City, North Carolina, serving grades K–6. 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, 403 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 403 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Swain County Schools
- County
- Swain County
- NCES school ID
- 370444002316
Schools near Swain County West Elementary
All 8 schools in Bryson City →
Grace Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–2 · 8 students
Swain County East Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 338 students
Smokey Mountain Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 340 students
Iotla Valley Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 408 students
New Kituwah Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 58 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.