Swain County Schools, North Carolina, elections

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Swain County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,910 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Swain County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Swain County). During the 2023 school year, 1,910 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Swain County Board of Education

General election

General election for Swain County Board of Education (3 seats)

Mitchell Carson, Casey Davis, and Cody White ran in the general election for Swain County Board of Education on November 5, 2024.

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Mitchell Carson (R)
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Casey Davis (R)
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Cody White (R)

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Swain County Board of Education

General election

General election for Swain County Board of Education (2 seats)

Jamie Fisher, Travis Hyatt, Lisa Stoltzfus Loftis, and R.L Taylor ran in the general election for Swain County Board of Education on November 8, 2022.

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Jamie Fisher (D)
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Travis Hyatt (D)
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Lisa Stoltzfus Loftis (R)
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R.L Taylor (R)

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About the district

School board

Swain County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mitch Carson
Gerald McKinney
Cody White
Lisa Loftis
Robert Taylor

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Swain County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 119Mike ClampittRepublican Party 100% 35%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,207,000 $3,732 23%
Local: $4,835,000 $2,504 16%
State: $18,821,000 $9,747 61%
Total: $30,863,000 $15,983
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $30,060,000 $15,567
Total Current Expenditures: $23,688,000 $12,267
Instructional Expenditures: $13,578,000 $7,031 45%
Student and Staff Support: $2,874,000 $1,488 10%
Administration: $2,361,000 $1,222 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,875,000 $2,524 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,808,000 $3,007
Construction: $5,279,000 $2,733
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $148,000 $76
Interest on Debt: $182,000 $94

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 >=50 PS 30-39 30-34 20-29 48
2018-2019 42 >=50 <50 30-39 30-34 40-49 46
2017-2018 41 >=50 <50 20-29 30-34 30-39 45
2016-2017 45 >=50 PS 20-29 35-39 40-49 49
2015-2016 44 >=50 PS 20-29 30-34 50-59 49
2014-2015 41 PS <50 21-39 25-29 40-49 46
2013-2014 39 >=50 <50 11-19 30-34 40-49 43
2012-2013 38 >=50 PS 30-39 30-34 40-49 40
2011-2012 84 PS PS 60-69 75-79 80-89 87
2010-2011 82 PS PS 40-59 75-79 70-79 84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 PS PS 20-29 35-39 40-49 50
2018-2019 46 >=50 <50 20-29 30-34 50-59 51
2017-2018 42 >=50 <50 20-29 35-39 40-49 45
2016-2017 46 >=50 PS 20-29 35-39 50-59 51
2015-2016 43 >=50 PS 30-39 25-29 40-49 48
2014-2015 44 PS <50 21-39 30-34 40-49 49
2013-2014 39 >=50 <50 11-19 30-34 50-59 43
2012-2013 40 >=50 PS 11-19 30-34 30-39 44
2011-2012 73 PS PS 30-39 65-69 70-79 77
2010-2011 68 PS PS 21-39 65-69 50-59 72

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS PS PS >=80 >=50 80-84
2018-2019 75-79 PS 70-79 >=50 75-79
2017-2018 75-79 PS PS >=50 70-79 >=50 80-84
2016-2017 80-84 PS 80-89 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 80-84 PS >=50 80-89 >=50 75-79
2014-2015 80-84 PS 70-79 >=50 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 PS 80-89 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 >=50 70-79 PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS >=50 70-79 PS 80-84
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS 50-59 PS 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,910 -0.5
2021-2022 1,919 -0.6
2020-2021 1,931 0.3
2019-2020 1,925 -6.2
2018-2019 2,044 -1.2
2017-2018 2,069 0.1
2016-2017 2,066 1.3
2015-2016 2,039 -3.0
2014-2015 2,100 4.0
2013-2014 2,016 -3.2
2012-2013 2,081 0.8
2011-2012 2,064 0.7
2010-2011 2,050 2.0
2009-2010 2,008 0.8
2008-2009 1,991 0.2
2007-2008 1,987 4.6
2006-2007 1,896 0.1
2005-2006 1,894 5.3
2004-2005 1,794 -3.3
2003-2004 1,854 3.2
2002-2003 1,794 -2.3
2001-2002 1,836 4.7
2000-2001 1,749 1.9
1999-2000 1,715 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Swain County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 19.2 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 4.0
Black 0.7 24.8
Hispanic 6.0 20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 8.6 5.6
White 64.8 44.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Swain County Schools had 135.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.09.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 10.33
Elementary: 77.24
Secondary: 39.94
Total: 135.51

Swain County Schools employed 7.54 district administrators and 6.91 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.54
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 6.91
School Administrative Support: 8.66
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 37.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.04
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.81
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.66
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.81
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 2.78
Student Support Services: 26.46
Other Support Services: 58.75

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Swain County Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cherokee Extension School123KG-12
Swain County East Elementary339KG-5
Swain County High School5609-12
Swain County Middle School4856-8
Swain County West Elementary403KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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