Public school district · Town: Distant
North Carolina · Haywood County

Haywood County Schools

6,476 students · 15 schools · 16.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–13 · #51 of 334 in North Carolina

Students
6,476
Schools
15
Teachers (FTE)
386
Student–Teacher
16.8:1
County
Haywood
Grades
PreK–13
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Haywood County Schools

Haywood County Schools is a public school system serving Haywood County, North Carolina, based in Waynesville. It serves 6,476 students across 15 schools spanning PreK–13, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #51 largest of North Carolina’s 334 school systems.

Phone8284562400
Address1233 North Main St, Waynesville, NC 28786
CountyHaywood County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Haywood County Schools enrolls 6,476 students in 15 schools — an average of about 432 students per school. It serves grades PreK–13 and ranks #51 of 334 statewide by enrollment.

Students
6,476
#51 of 334 in North Carolina
Schools
15
~432 students each
Grade span
PreK–13
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Haywood County Schools, from the NCES Common Core of Data (6,476 students reported):

White
84%
Black
1%
Hispanic
10%
Asian
1%
Two or more
3%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Haywood County Schools employs about 386 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.8:1 — above the North Carolina average of about 16.0:1.

Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
state avg ~16.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
386
classroom teachers

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How North Carolina funds schools

North Carolina funds its districts chiefly through state allotments driven by average daily membership: position allotments pay for guaranteed staff such as classroom teachers (the single largest item), while dollar allotments provide fixed per-pupil amounts, with added allotments for children with disabilities, limited-English, at-risk and low-wealth or small counties. North Carolina is unusual in that the state funds the bulk of operating costs (roughly two-thirds of school revenue) while counties mainly fund buildings and local salary supplements.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Haywood County Schools are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

North Carolina assigns A–F School Performance Grades and publishes them through the NC School Report Cards, combining achievement and growth with graduation, test results and demographics. Look up Haywood County Schools on the NC School Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

North Carolina does not require statewide accreditation of its public districts; accreditation is voluntary, and districts that pursue it generally work with Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor. Look up Haywood County Schools in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Haywood County Schools vs. North Carolina

Enrollment rank
#51
of 334 districts
Ratio
16.8:1
state avg ~16.0:1
Locale
Town: Distant
Haywood County

See every North Carolina district side by side in the North Carolina directory.

Go deeper

Look up Haywood County Schools’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the North Carolina General Assembly (the allotment system) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Haywood County Schools. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3702040. Confirm current details with the district and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.