Tryon Elementary School
100 School Place, Tryon, NC, 28782-2941 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Tryon Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Polk County, NC
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2007  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 487 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 35 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 52 students
Kind - 80 students
Grade 1 - 66 students
Grade 2 - 77 students
Grade 3 - 74 students
Grade 4 - 62 students
Grade 5 - 76 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian n/a 2%
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic 11% 10%
% Black 16% 33%
% White 72% 54%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 31% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Polk County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 7
Number of Students Managed 2,851 students 3,192 students
District Total Revenue $24,863,000 $27,390,000
District Expenditure $21,288,000 $27,412,000
District Revenue / Student $8,721 $8,581
District Expenditure / Student $7,467 $8,588
In the News:
  • Charges dropped in teacher's case (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:34:49 am
    Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- A Polk County woman facing drug charges after marijuana was delivered to her home last month pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday morning.
  • Williams pleads guilty in drug possession case (The Hendersonville Times-News)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 06:42:51 pm
    Times-News Online A Polk County woman facing drug charges after marijuana was delivered to her home last month pleaded guilty to lesser charges this morning. Charges are expected to be dropped against her roommate, a Tryon Elementary School teacher.
  • Polk County teacher of the year faces drug charges (The Hendersonville Times-News)
    posted on October 7, 2009 at 03:54:01 pm
    By John Harbin Times-News Staff Writer Two women, one former Teacher of the Year in Polk County, have been arrested after one of them received a package of marijuana in the mail at her residence.
  • Neighborhood Watch 08-19-09 (Stillwater NewsPress)
    posted on August 19, 2009 at 03:41:53 pm
    PERKINS — Perkins is looking to hire another kindergarten teacher to make up for larger-than-expected enrollment figures. Superintendent James Ramsey said Perkins-Tryon Elementary School has 135 students this year.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28782)
School Zip (28782)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 6,219 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 37% 24%
Population Average Age 48 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.2 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $36,777 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 38 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28782)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 78% / 22% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. O P Earle Elementary School - 602 students - 4.6 mi. away - view location
2. Saluda Elementary School - 220 students - 5.2 mi. away - view location
3. Polk Central Elementary School - 420 students - 7.4 mi. away - view location
4. Tigerville Elementary School - 318 students - 9.2 mi. away - view location
5. Campobello Gramling School - 674 students - 9.6 mi. away - view location
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