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Schools in Forest Hills

Forest Hills’s public schools

Jackson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest Hills. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/8schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▲ 10% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,394 students on the public path
In brief

Forest Hills’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Forest Hills’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Jackson Co Early College places highest (better than 98%); Smokey Mountain Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Forest Hills, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Smoky Mountain High School, Blue Ridge Early College and Jackson Co Early College. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Forest Hills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–85 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jackson County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jackson County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,444 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$14,411NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 49.9% · 1798 students tested
Math46%
State average 50.8% · 1578 students tested

Forest Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Forest Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest Hills—Jackson County Schools

Every school in Forest Hills

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Forest Hillsin other towns
Fairview School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sylva
B
797 students17:1Rate it →
Cullowhee Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cullowhee
C+
570 students16:1Rate it →
Scotts Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sylva
C−
422 students15:1Rate it →
Smokey Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Whittier
C−
340 students16:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cashiers
C
144 students15:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge Early College
High · Grades 7–12 · Cashiers
C+
127 students16:1Rate it →
Smoky Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sylva
A
881 students21:1Rate it →
Jackson Co Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Sylva
A+
113 studentsRate it →

Questions about Forest Hills’s schools

Are Forest Hills’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forest Hills. Jackson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest Hills. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forest Hills in?

Jackson County Schools.

Where do Forest Hills kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Smoky Mountain High School, Blue Ridge Early College and Jackson Co Early College.

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What Forest Hills families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.