Abel Hyatt House · Photo: Warren LeMay · CC BY-SA 4.0Whittier’s public schools
Jackson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whittier. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Whittier’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Whittier’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 Whittier, 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 Whittier, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Whittier · depends on your address
Smoky Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · 881 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Sylva
Blue Ridge Early College
Grades 7–12 · 127 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cashiers
Jackson Co Early College
Grades 9–12 · 113 students · in Sylva
10th grade in Whittier · depends on your address
Smoky Mountain High School
Grades 9–12 · 881 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Sylva
Blue Ridge Early College
Grades 7–12 · 127 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cashiers
Jackson Co Early College
Grades 9–12 · 113 students · in Sylva
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.
Well below the state in reading
Whittier vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Whittier’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Whittier | — | Jackson County Schools |
Every school in Whittier
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).
Questions about Whittier’s schools
Are Whittier’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Whittier. Jackson County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whittier. 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 Whittier in?
Jackson County Schools.
Where do Whittier 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.
Parents talk
What Whittier families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Whittier → They have their own page.
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.