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Graham County Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 332 students in Graham County Schools. This district's average high testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in North Carolina.
Public High School in Graham County School have an average math proficiency score of 69% (versus the North Carolina public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 58% statewide average).
Public High School in Graham County School have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the North Carolina average of 86%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Robbinsville High School, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in North Carolina or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the North Carolina public high school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
3 Schools
758 Schools
# Students
1,096 Students
568,636 Students
# Teachers
78 Teachers
31,535 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Graham County Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 314 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#262 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)31%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)90-94%
86%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)35.7%
28.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.71
% American Indian
15%
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
5%
21%
% Black
n/a
25%
% White
76%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,173 is higher than the state median of $11,177. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,341 is higher than the state median of $11,601. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,173
$11,177
Spending / Student
$15,341
$11,601
Best Graham County Schools Public High Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Robbinsville High School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
301 Sweetwater Road
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9830
Robbinsville, NC 28771
(828) 479-9830
Gr: 9-12 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
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