Cherokee Central Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 607 students
New Kituwah Academy
PO Box 486, Cherokee, NC 28719
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
58
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
5.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Private School
Swain County
About New Kituwah Academy
New Kituwah Academy is a private elementary school in Cherokee, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–6. The school is located in a rural area in Swain County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 58 students were enrolled, with about 5.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher).
Grades
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Highlighted: grades offeredGrades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Private School · What this means
- Category
- Special program emphasis
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 58 students
- Students per teacher
- 5.8 to 1
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- County
- Swain County
- NCES private school ID
- A1302201
Schools near New Kituwah Academy
All 3 schools in Cherokee →
Smokey Mountain Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 340 students
Swain County East Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 338 students
Grace Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–2 · 8 students
Scotts Creek School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 422 students
Mountain Discovery
Charter · Grades K–8 · 221 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.