| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Haywood County, NC |
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| Total Students |
1243 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
79 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 372 students | | Grade 10 - 301 students | | Grade 11 - 304 students | | Grade 12 - 266 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
1% |
| % Asian |
n/a |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
5% |
| % Black |
2% |
31% |
| % White |
95% |
59% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
21% |
27% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Haywood County s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
15 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
7,899 students |
6,210 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$64,936,000 |
$47,973,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$62,200,000 |
$45,994,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,221 |
$7,725 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,874 |
$7,406 |
| District Graduation Rates |
72% |
74% |
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- Tuscola High School is a public senior high school located in Waynesville, North Carolina, United States of America about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west-southwest of Asheville. Tuscola High School succeeded the original Waynesville Township High School during the 1966 consolidation that merged Fines Creek and Crabtree High Schools with Waynesville. The school was built in the Tuscola community of East Waynesville, near Lake Junaluska and was named after the community in which it was built. Tuscola is a Cherokee word that means "Digging in Many Places". The school's mascot is a Mountaineer and the school colors are black and gold.
- History
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On September 30, 1963, the joint boards of education recommended that the schools of Haywood County consolidate. Due to the popular thought that larger schools could provide more opportunities at a more cost-effective price, plans were made to build two senior high schools, one on each side of the county. The construction of these new schools was to be financed by a 2.5 million-dollar bond, along with additional state and local funds. In order to make travel more reasonable for residents of Crabtree and Fines Creek, the location of the high school was moved from West Waynesville to an East Waynesville community near Lake Junaluska known as Tuscola. The name for the new high school became an issue for debate. Some wanted to keep the Waynesville name, while others suggested the name "Crabcreek"- after the Crabtree and Fines Creek high schools. However, in the end the school was named Tuscola- after the East Waynesville community in which it was built. The Waynesville school colors of black and gold and the Mountaineer mascot were both inherited by the new school.
- Academics
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Tuscola is well known for its academic success. The school offers opportunities for students to earn college credits in high school through its nationally recognized Advanced Placement (AP) classes, and also offers students the opportunity to take classes through the Haywood Community College dual enrollment program. The school places above state and national averages on EOC and SAT scores.
- Clubs
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Tuscola has many different clubs to be a part of, such as, NHS, ecology club, Spanish club, etc. They also have a program that's a part of their Foreign language program. There is one called Spanish Song and dance; kids from the Spanish classes can volunteer to participate. They learn and dance to a Spanish song and perform at Western Carolina against other high schools doing the same thing. It's not just dance, there is also a quiz bowl and an art section where you can draw or present something in a competition. THS has won the Song and Dance section the last 4 years in a row
- Rivalry
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As one of the two major high schools in the Haywood County Schools System, there is a huge rivalry between the Tuscola Mountaineers of Waynesville and Pisgah Black Bears of Canton. The two high school football teams battle it out for the Haywood County Championship each fall, drawing up to 15,000 fans. The rivalry is considered by many to be the most intense in the state of North Carolina, and among the best in the nation. Tuscola leads the series 23-21-1, and currently has a 2 game winning streak against the Bears.
- Athletics
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Tuscola is currently a member of the 3A/2A Appalachian Athletic Conference and will continue to be through at least June 2013. The school is best known for its tradition-rich football program - which holds 23 Haywood County Championships, 12 Conference Championships, 1 Western Division II Championship, and 1 NCHSAA State Championship. State Championships are also held by the Volleyball team, and most recently by the Men's Golf Team (2006).
- Notable alumni
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Jonathan Crompton, Starting quarterback for the University of Tennessee Football team
Stephanie Glance, UT Lady Vols Special Assistant to Pat Summitt; Former Interim Head Coach for NC State University Women's Basketball team
Judy Green, Head Coach for the University of Alabama Volleyball team. - Chris Hall Tuscola 2005, Pre-season All-American Defensive-End Eastern Kentucky University.
- History of Tuscola
- Tuscola Football History
- External links
- Official School Site
- TuscolaFootball.com
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (28786) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
25,315 people |
7,780,958 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
26% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
43 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$32,836
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$39,726 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.2 rooms |
5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
35 years old |
32 years old |
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Zipcode (28786)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
76% / 24% |
66% / 34% |
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