Asheville Reporter

There were 6,774 students enrolled in Haywood County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.3% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Pisgah High School registered the highest enrollment among Haywood County's 15 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 892 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Pisgah High School	913	892	-2.3%
Tuscola High School	-	890	-
Waynesville Middle School	754	720	-4.5%
Shining Rock Classical Academy	513	581	13.3%
Bethel Elementary School	509	524	2.9%
Clyde Elementary School	516	515	-0.2%
Hazelwood Elementary School	447	479	7.2%
Canton Middle School	476	453	-4.8%
Junaluska Elementary School	413	443	7.3%
Jonathan Valley Elementary School	362	348	-3.9%
North Canton Elementary School	324	307	-5.2%
Meadowbrook Elementary School	197	198	0.5%
Riverbend Elementary School	189	182	-3.7%
Haywood Early College	184	173	-6%
Central Haywood High School	55	69	25.5%