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Nantahala School

Serves grades KG - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
213 Windingstairs Rd
Topton, NC 28781
Phone
(828) 321-4388
District
Macon County Schools
County
MACON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
85
Classroom Teachers
13

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.5% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.9% of all U.S. schools.


Nantahala School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
51%
58%
51%
54%
51%
56%
51%
58%
51%
54%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
7
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 10 11.8%
Grade 1 5 5.9%
Grade 2 7 8.2%
Grade 3 4 4.7%
Grade 4 7 8.2%
Grade 5 4 4.7%
Grade 6 5 5.9%
Grade 7 4 4.7%
Grade 8 8 9.4%
Grade 9 14 16.5%
Grade 10 7 8.2%
Grade 11 6 7.1%
Grade 12 4 4.7%
Total 85 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.1% 75.3% 46.6%
Black 0.0% 0.7% 26.2%
Hispanic 8.6% 22.9% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.5% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.8% 63.7% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 58.8% 59.2% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 20.0% 4.5% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 37,088 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 71.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.9% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 28.8% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,386 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.5% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.0% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.5% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.0% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 13.1% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,943 $30,897,000 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $582 $2,592,000 4.9%
Staff $260 $1,158,000 2.2%
General Administration $158 $703,000 1.3%
School Administration $596 $2,653,000 5.0%
Operation $929 $4,133,000 7.8%
Transportation $445 $1,980,000 3.8%
Other $557 $2,478,000 4.7%
Total Support $3,527 $15,697,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,369 $6,092,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $11,840 $52,686,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%