JACKSON CO EARLY COLLEGE
Jackson Co Early College is a Title I public high school that is part of the Jackson County Public Schools school district, located in Sylva, NC with about 132 students offering grade levels from 9th Grade to 13th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 4 teachers, Jackson Co Early College has a student/teacher ratio of about 33:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
For more information, contact Jackson Co Early College at (828) 339-4499 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 339-4499
JACKSON CO EARLY COLLEGE is a public Title I school in Sylva, NC with about 132 enrolled students. See other public high schools in North Carolina
School Details
- Level:
- High School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Jackson County Public Schools
- Total Students:
- 132
- Teachers:
- 4
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide eligible school-No program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 132 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending JACKSON CO EARLY COLLEGE is predominantly White, representing about 78% of the student body.
- White
- 78.0%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 6.8%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 6.8%
- Asian
- 3.8%
- Black or African American
- 2.3%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 1.5%
- Two or more races
- 0.8%
- Female
- 66.7%
- Male
- 33.3%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.