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Macon County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Franklin and Highlands.

Franklin’s School Grade B better than 62% of North Carolina school districts

Students
4,469
Schools
12
Spent per student
$13,324
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$17.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Macon County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of North Carolina districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.5M, about $3,925 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BFranklin 4,403BHighlands 1,127

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Franklin. Grade by grade →

K–4East Franklin ElementaryThis district
5–123 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 50.8% · 2,111 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 49.9% · 2,308 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 86.5% · 351 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,324 per student · 2% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 58%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,358’20
4,473’21
4,450’22
4,460’23
4,469’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

South Macon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Franklin
B+
465 students14:1
Iotla Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Franklin
C+
408 students13:1
Cartoogechaye Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Franklin
B+
354 students14:1
Highlands School
Other · Grades K–12 · Highlands
A−
344 students13:1
East Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Franklin
B−
315 students13:1
Nantahala School
Other · Grades K–12 · Topton
B
97 students12:1
Macon Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Franklin
44 students
Mountain View Intermediate
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Franklin
B−
614 students17:1
Macon Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Franklin
B−
576 students14:1
Franklin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin
A
996 students21:1
Macon Early College High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Franklin
A+
154 students
Bartram Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin
C−
102 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.