Macon County Schools, North Carolina

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Macon County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,460 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Macon County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Macon County). During the 2024 school year, 4,460 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Diedre BreedenDistrict 4
Jim BreedloveDistrict 4
Melissa EvansDistrict 3
Stephanie LaseterDistrict 2
Hilary WilkesDistrict 1

Elections

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,403,000 $3,220 23%
Local: $12,664,000 $2,831 20%
State: $35,069,000 $7,840 56%
Total: $62,136,000 $13,891
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $69,955,000 $15,639
Total Current Expenditures: $58,839,000 $13,154
Instructional Expenditures: $35,227,000 $7,875 50%
Student and Staff Support: $4,299,000 $961 6%
Administration: $9,488,000 $2,121 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,825,000 $2,196 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,063,000 $2,026
Construction: $8,321,000 $1,860
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $816,000 $182
Interest on Debt: $769,000 $171


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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

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 47 >=50 40-59 43 <50 40-49 48
2018-2019 40 60-79 21-39 34 >=50 40-49 41
2017-2018 43 60-79 21-39 43 >=50 30-34 43
2016-2017 49 60-79 <50 42 <50 40-44 50
2015-2016 47 60-79 21-39 40 >=50 30-39 48
2014-2015 41 60-79 21-39 29 <50 25-29 43
2013-2014 40 40-59 <50 30 <50 25-29 42
2012-2013 38 60-79 21-39 25-29 <50 30-34 39
2011-2012 84 >=50 >=80 75-79 >=50 70-79 86
2010-2011 83 >=50 >=80 70-74 >=50 80-89 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 50 >=50 40-59 42 <50 40-49 53
2018-2019 47 40-59 40-59 34 >=50 50-59 50
2017-2018 49 60-79 40-59 33 >=50 40-44 52
2016-2017 47 40-59 <50 33 <50 35-39 50
2015-2016 48 40-59 21-39 33 <50 40-49 51
2014-2015 46 40-59 <=20 31 <50 35-39 49
2013-2014 47 40-59 <50 28 <50 35-39 51
2012-2013 47 40-59 21-39 30-34 <50 45-49 49
2011-2012 75 >=50 60-79 55-59 >=50 70-79 78
2010-2011 71 >=50 60-79 50-54 <50 70-79 73

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 95 PS PS >=90 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 94 PS >=90 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 91 PS PS >=90 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 92 PS PS 80-89 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 93 PS PS 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 88 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 88 PS PS >=80 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 86 PS >=50 60-79 PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 85 PS PS 60-79 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 85


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,460 0.2
2022-2023 4,450 -0.5
2021-2022 4,473 2.6
2020-2021 4,358 -3.9
2019-2020 4,529 1.1
2018-2019 4,479 1.7
2017-2018 4,401 0.4
2016-2017 4,384 -0.9
2015-2016 4,425 -0.3
2014-2015 4,440 2.5
2013-2014 4,327 -4.3
2012-2013 4,515 0.2
2011-2012 4,506 3.7
2010-2011 4,339 -1.3
2009-2010 4,396 -0.9
2008-2009 4,435 1.8
2007-2008 4,353 1.3
2006-2007 4,297 0.3
2005-2006 4,283 2.1
2004-2005 4,194 1.3
2003-2004 4,139 0.1
2002-2003 4,134 1.3
2001-2002 4,080 1.5
2000-2001 4,020 -1.3
1999-2000 4,072 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Macon County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 4.2
Black 0.5 24.5
Hispanic 22.5 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 6.0
White 73.4 43.0

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Macon County Schools had 322.96 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.50
Kindergarten: 26.04
Elementary: 205.18
Secondary: 86.06
Total: 322.96

Macon County Schools employed 7.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 27.45
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 88.66
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.02
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.36
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.66
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 32.02
Other Support Services: 108.85


Schools

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

Macon County Schools operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bartram Academy1079-12
Cartoogechaye Elementary332PK-4
East Franklin Elementary336KG-4
Franklin High1,0369-12
Highlands School319KG-12
Iotla Valley Elementary417PK-4
Macon Early College High School137
Macon Middle School5737-8
Macon Virtual Academy34KG-12
Mountain View Intermediate6055-6
Nantahala School87KG-12
South Macon Elementary477PK-4

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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