The brief
A Swain County Schools school serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
Cherokee Extension School is listed in Swain County Schools, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 25% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 28713; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $56,368
- Median home value
- $231,300
- Median rent
- $707/mo
- College educated
- 25.1%
- Homeownership
- 74.2%
- Poverty rate
- 16.4%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 28713; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 56
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 23
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,652/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Bryson City. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Bryson City), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Cherokee Extension School serve?
Cherokee Extension School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Cherokee Extension School?
Cherokee Extension School has an enrollment of approximately 102 students.
Is Cherokee Extension School a charter school?
No, Cherokee Extension School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Cherokee Extension School a Title I school?
No, Cherokee Extension School is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Cherokee Extension School?
2.9% of students at Cherokee Extension School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 102
- Free or reduced lunch
- 2.9%
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- Swain County
- Phone
- (828) 488-3129
- Schools in district
- 5
- District spending per student
- $14,518
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 14.5%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 28713)
- 8,441
- Area average commute
- 23.6 min
- Area median age
- 46.9
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, North Carolina Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.