Catamount School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sylva, North Carolina
Catamount School in Sylva, North Carolina enrolled 64 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-76% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 31-57% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
59 students in 2022-23, 59 students in 2023-24, 64 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 59 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 2024-25 | 64 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Catamount School enrolled 57 students and reported no counselor; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent45.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.8% of students were White, 7.8% American Indian, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.8%
- American Indian7.8%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Hispanic1.6%
- Black1.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Catamount School scored proficient or above: 50-76% in reading and 31-57% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 50‑76% | 50‑76% | 48% |
| Math | 31‑57% | 31‑57% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Catamount School
- Waynesville MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 727 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Swain County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 453 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Catamount School with Waynesville MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Catamount School spends per student$16,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,729
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCatamount School is the number 468 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#468 of 472
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Catamount School
How many students attend Catamount School?
64 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 59 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sylva, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Catamount School?
7.7 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Catamount School a Title I school?
Catamount School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Catamount School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Catamount School scored proficient or above: 50-76% in reading and 31-57% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Catamount School in?
Catamount School, NCES district ID 3700421. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370042103437 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.