Haywood County Schools (North Carolina)
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Haywood County, North Carolina United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Superintendent | Anne Garrett |
| Schools | 16 |
| Budget | $ 75,736,000 |
| District ID | 3702040 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 7,813 |
| Teachers | 546.24 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff | 526.14 (on FTE basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 14.30:1 |
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| Website | www |
Haywood County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Haywood County, North Carolina. Its 16 schools serve 7,813 students as of the 2010–11 school year.
For the 2010–11 school year, Haywood County Schools had a total population of 7,813 students and 546.24 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 14.30:1. That same year, out of the total student population, the gender ratio was 52% male to 48% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 90%; Hispanic, 6%; Black, 1%; American Indian, 1%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 2%). For the same school year, 54.15% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.
The primary governing body of Haywood County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a nine-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Eighth District.
The nine members of the Board of Education generally meet on the second Monday of each month. The current members of the board are: Chuck Francis (Chair), Larry Harbin (Vice Chair), Jimmy Rodgers, Lynn Milner, Steven Kirkpatrick, Bob Morris, Rhonda Schandevel, Larry Henson, and Jim Harley Francis. Chuck Francis also served as president of the North Carolina School Boards Association for 2011–12.
The superintendent of the system is Anne Garrett. She replaced Bill Upton when he retired in 2005. Garrett had previously been assistant superintendent and had worked in various positions in Haywood County Schools for many years.
Haywood County Schools has 16 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those are separated into four high schools, three middle schools, and nine elementary schools.
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