Swain County East Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 338 students
Smokey Mountain Elementary
884 US Hwy 441N, Whittier, NC 28789
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
340
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jackson County Public Schools
Jackson County
Schola Grade F · Far below 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 Smokey Mountain Elementary
Smokey Mountain Elementary is a public elementary school in Whittier, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Jackson County Public Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Jackson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 340 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 F (far below average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 340 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Jackson County Public Schools
- County
- Jackson County
- NCES school ID
- 370234002067
Schools near Smokey Mountain Elementary
All 1 schools in Whittier →
New Kituwah Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 58 students
Cherokee Central Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 607 students
Grace Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–2 · 8 students
Mountain Discovery
Charter · Grades K–8 · 221 students
Heritage Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 85 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.