Smoky Mountain High School serves 903 learners in grades 9-12.

Smoky Mountain High School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in North Carolina for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 20%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is ≤5% (which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 48%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 59% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the North Carolina state average of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 20% of the learner body (majority Latino and American Indian), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 52% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Smoky Mountain High School’s learner population of 903 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 57 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Smoky Mountain High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 2,561 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Smoky Mountain High School is 0.35, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Smoky Mountain High School is Jackson County Early College (0.3 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Catamount School (0.1 miles away)