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Blue Ridge School

95 Bobcat Drive, Cashiers, NC, 28717-9998 -

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Definition of Terms

Blue Ridge School

Grades Offered

Grades PK - 12

County

Jackson County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

291 students

% Male / % Female

57% / 43%

Total Classroom Teachers

30 teachers

Students by Grade

Pre-K - 18 students

Kind - 23 students

Grade 1 - 23 students

Grade 2 - 21 students

Grade 3 - 28 students

Grade 4 - 16 students

Grade 5 - 15 students

Grade 6 - 15 students

Grade 7 - 18 students

Grade 8 - 26 students

Grade 9 - 15 students

Grade 10 - 29 students

Grade 11 - 20 students

Grade 12 - 24 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:10

1:3

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	13%	6%
% Black	1%	35%
% White	86%	55%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

37%

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

16%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Jackson County s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	15
Number of Students Managed	3,715 students	7,408 students
District Total Revenue	$33,081,000	$59,924,000
District Expenditure	$30,698,000	$59,441,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,905	$8,089
District Expenditure / Student	$8,263	$8,024

WCU leads history road trips for WNC high school students (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on August 29, 2009 at 04:24:18 am
CULLOWHEE — Nine Western North Carolina high school students recently bicycled 300 miles from Pennsylvania to the nation's capital, and another group canoed along the route of Lewis and Clark, all as part of the summer activities sponsored by Talent Search at Western Carolina University.
WCU leads history road trips for high school students from WNC (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 04:23:42 am
CULLOWHEE — Nine Western North Carolina high school students recently bicycled 300 miles from Pennsylvania to the nation's capital, and another group canoed along the route of Lewis and Clark, all as part of the summer activities sponsored by Talent Search at Western Carolina University.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Fay Soaks Cashiers (Western Carolinian)
posted on August 5, 2009 at 01:35:57 pm
While Cullowhee escaped the brunt of the wild weather the last week of August, it rained and it poured in Cashiers, North Carolina to cause flooding, downed trees and car crashes.
Winter Weather Causes Accidents in Jackson County (Western Carolinian)
posted on August 1, 2009 at 02:05:57 pm
While the bulk of Cullowhee and Western Carolina University escaped winter weather last week, a northwest flow of cold air on Wednesday, Jan. 7 produced snow in the Cashiers area of Jackson County and other towns above 3500 feet in elevation.
Retreat to solitude (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
posted on June 14, 2009 at 07:42:44 am
Mark Carruth and his wife, Dena, built a second home in Cashiers, N.C., because of its laid-back locale and proximity to high-end homes Carruth was building in the area, including in Trillium. Carruth, co-founder of Windsong Properties, which also creates active adult communities in metro Atlanta, chatted about their North Carolina getaway.

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About This Zip Code (28717)

School Zip (28717)

(NC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

1,537 people

7,780,958 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

37%

24%

Population Average Age

48 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.1 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$41,696

$39,726

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.6 rooms

5.3 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

26 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

84% / 16%

66% / 34%

Nearby Schools:

1. Cullowhee Valley School - 626 students - 2.2 mi. away - view location
2. Summit Charter - 172 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
3. Highlands School - 428 students - 6.7 mi. away - view location

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