Pisgah High

Summary:

Pisgah High is a public high school located in Canton, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 927. The school is part of the Haywood County Schools district, which is ranked 27th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pisgah High consistently outperforms the Haywood County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in End-of-Course (EOC) test scores across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Pisgah High had 75.9% proficiency in EOC Biology, compared to 72.2% for the Haywood County Schools district and 53.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math III, with 77.4% proficiency in 2023-2024, compared to 79.8% for the district and 57.6% for the state. Pisgah High also performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in North Carolina for these groups.

Despite a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 31.63% in 2020-2021 to 55.12% in 2022-2023, Pisgah High continues to perform well, with its Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking 123rd out of 613 North Carolina high schools in 2023-2024. The school outperforms the nearby Central Haywood High School, which is ranked 590th out of 594 North Carolina high schools, and performs comparably to Tuscola High, another nearby school. However, Haywood Early College, a small public school located just 4.86 miles from Pisgah High, is an exceptional performer, ranking 8th out of 640 North Carolina high schools in 2023-2024 and achieving near-perfect proficiency rates in EOC tests.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1 Black Bear Drive
       Canton, NC  28716


(828) 646-3440

District: Haywood County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
147th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,758 Help


Feeder schools for Pisgah High:

Elementary:    Bethel Elementary
    Clyde Elementary
    Meadowbrook Elementary
    North Canton Elementary
Middle:    Bethel Middle
    Canton Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  908

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.2%
Hispanic:
12.4%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Compare Details Pisgah High ranks better than 77% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Haywood County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.58. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Pisgah High has the largest high school student body size in the Haywood County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (82.2%), Hispanic (12.4%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pisgah High is 16. 2 high schools in the Haywood County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pisgah High is $9,758. 2 high schools in the Haywood County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pisgah High:

SchoolDigger ranks Pisgah High 147th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Pisgah High in the ranking list.)

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Haywood County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Haywood County Schools 27th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pisgah High

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Rank History for all students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 65.89 106th 431 75.4%
2007 69.77 77th 453 83.0%
2008 69.75 71st 477 85.1%
2009 69.11 79th 490 83.9%
2010 68.03 97th 499 80.6%
2011 65.76 125th 506 75.3%
2012 64.95 103rd 502 79.5%
2013 44.07 192nd 505 62.0%
2014 49.94 156th 451 65.4%
2015 52.15 158th 531 70.2%
2016 53.98 142nd 507 72.0%
2017 61.74 126th 476 73.5%
2018 75.15 80th 469 82.9%
2019 64.77 117th 514 77.2%
2021 75.16 129th 594 78.3%
2022 80.26 132nd 621 78.7%
2023 79.87 130th 626 79.2%
2024 76.58 147th 640 77.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.25 92nd 185 50.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 63.57 72nd 349 79.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.29 36th 424 91.5%
2019 67.11 53rd 446 88.1%
2021 85.82 17th 432 96.1%
2022 86.12 74th 544 86.4%
2023 82.63 96th 597 83.9%
2024 77.95 123rd 613 79.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 99.48 1st 34 97.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.31 91st 449 79.7%
2019 65.25 118th 475 75.2%
2021 77.31 59th 475 87.6%
2022 84.24 94th 594 84.2%
2023 80.20 114th 588 80.6%
2024 79.32 132nd 602 78.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.96 111th 349 68.2%
2019 37.61 223rd 364 38.7%
2021 41.10 171st 334 48.8%
2022 74.20 37th 330 88.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.06 39th 325 88.0%
2021 69.26 84th 337 75.1%
2022 79.28 43rd 398 89.2%
2023 75.38 85th 403 78.9%
2024 68.78 122nd 403 69.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.57 72nd 463 84.4%
2019 63.37 118th 488 75.8%
2021 71.64 71st 481 85.2%
2022 75.51 145th 585 75.2%
2023 77.10 141st 602 76.6%
2024 72.91 157th 607 74.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.94 156th 340 54.1%
2019 77.75 31st 354 91.2%
2021 78.04 30th 370 91.9%
2022 84.58 70th 436 83.9%
2023 74.48 88th 449 80.4%
2024 76.46 92nd 454 79.7%
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Rank History for White students at Pisgah High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.31 135th 427 68.4%
2019 50.71 185th 444 58.3%
2021 61.92 128th 439 70.8%
2022 70.87 159th 534 70.2%
2023 71.33 157th 537 70.8%
2024 66.18 196th 553 64.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Pisgah High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 779 15 3 2 1 n/a n/a 3 803
1989 789 14 0 2 0 n/a n/a 6 811
1990 723 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 739
1991 695 17 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 714
1992 676 14 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 696
1993 644 11 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1994 837 19 3 4 5 n/a n/a 0 868
1995 740 17 2 3 7 n/a n/a 0 769
1996 740 17 2 3 7 n/a n/a 0 769
1997 740 12 1 4 6 n/a n/a 0 763
1998 755 15 0 7 4 n/a n/a 0 781
1999 793 21 1 10 5 n/a n/a 0 830
2000 806 21 0 9 4 n/a n/a 0 840
2001 833 24 0 11 2 n/a n/a 0 870
2002 892 21 4 10 3 n/a n/a 0 930
2003 892 21 4 10 3 n/a n/a 0 930
2004 925 21 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 960
2005 948 17 6 11 1 n/a n/a 0 983
2006 952 11 4 18 2 n/a n/a 0 987
2007 930 7 3 25 3 n/a n/a 5 973
2008 924 7 3 23 3 n/a n/a 10 970
2009 938 25 2 25 3 n/a n/a 0 993
2010 942 27 2 26 4 n/a n/a 0 1001
2011 970 10 2 33 9 0 15 0 1039
2012 997 5 2 38 9 0 13 0 1064
2013 993 5 1 32 12 0 18 0 1061
2014 961 6 3 34 11 0 20 0 1035
2015 928 4 5 47 11 0 18 0 1013
2016 898 4 6 50 4 0 26 0 988
2017 917 8 6 55 1 0 29 0 1016
2018 907 11 4 60 3 0 31 0 1016
2019 895 10 5 56 2 0 24 0 992
2020 861 13 8 74 2 0 22 0 980
2021 816 9 6 85 3 0 23 0 942
2022 792 13 8 108 5 1 23 0 950
2023 771 12 6 107 5 1 25 0 927
2024 746 10 7 113 5 1 26 0 908

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pisgah High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 803 55.0 14.6 5.5
1989 811 55.0 14.7 9.2
1990 739 55.0 13.4 7.3
1991 714 55.0 12.9 7.6
1992 696 59.0 11.7 6
1993 657 48.0 13.7 9
1994 868 62.0 14.0 5.5
1995 769 60.0 12.8 9.4
1996 769 60.0 12.8 9.4
1997 763 60.0 12.7 9.3
1998 781 65.0 12.0 11.5
1999 830 65.0 12.8 14.1
2000 840 65.0 12.9 16.8
2001 870 65.0 13.4 15.4
2002 930 65.0 14.3 24
2003 930 65.0 14.3 24
2004 960 65.0 14.8 26.5
2005 983 65.0 15.1 28.3
2006 987 65.0 15.2 30.2
2007 973 63.4 15.3 32.9
2008 970 63.5 15.3 32.4
2009 993 64.5 15.4 n/a
2010 1001 65.0 15.3 43.4
2011 1039 66.2 15.6 45.4
2012 1064 65.1 16.3 46.3
2013 1061 66.3 16.0 44.4
2014 1035 65.1 15.8 46.1
2015 1013 67.0 15.1 44.7
2016 988 66.0 14.9 43.9
2017 1016 61.6 16.4 42.8
2018 1016 61.7 16.4 41.3
2019 992 62.4 15.8 40.8
2020 980 62.0 15.7 40.9
2021 942 62.5 15.0 31.6
2022 950 62.6 15.1 35.5
2023 927 57.5 16.1 55.1
2024 908 56.6 16.0 98.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pisgah High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 803 55.0 14.6 5.5
1989 811 55.0 14.7 9.2
1990 739 55.0 13.4 7.3
1991 714 55.0 12.9 7.6
1992 696 59.0 11.7 6
1993 657 48.0 13.7 9
1994 868 62.0 14.0 5.5
1995 769 60.0 12.8 9.4
1996 769 60.0 12.8 9.4
1997 763 60.0 12.7 9.3
1998 781 65.0 12.0 11.5
1999 830 65.0 12.8 14.1
2000 840 65.0 12.9 16.8
2001 870 65.0 13.4 15.4
2002 930 65.0 14.3 24
2003 930 65.0 14.3 24
2004 960 65.0 14.8 26.5
2005 983 65.0 15.1 28.3
2006 987 65.0 15.2 30.2
2007 973 63.4 15.3 32.9
2008 970 63.5 15.3 32.4
2009 993 64.5 15.4 n/a
2010 1001 65.0 15.3 43.4
2011 1039 66.2 15.6 45.4
2012 1064 65.1 16.3 46.3
2013 1061 66.3 16.0 44.4
2014 1035 65.1 15.8 46.1
2015 1013 67.0 15.1 44.7
2016 988 66.0 14.9 43.9
2017 1016 61.6 16.4 42.8
2018 1016 61.7 16.4 41.3
2019 992 62.4 15.8 40.8
2020 980 62.0 15.7 40.9
2021 942 62.5 15.0 31.6
2022 950 62.6 15.1 35.5
2023 927 57.5 16.1 55.1
2024 908 56.6 16.0 98.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pisgah High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $969 (9.9%) $8,789 (90.1%) $9,758

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pisgah High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 117th of 514 High schoolsRanks 130th of 626 High schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Pisgah High)67.679.1
 11.5%
   End of Course Biology (Haywood County Schools)68.269.5
 1.3%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Pisgah High)73.470
 3.4%
   End of Course English II (Haywood County Schools)66.871.2
 4.4%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Pisgah High)4474.2
 30.2%
   End of Course Math I (Haywood County Schools)45.861.4
 15.6%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Pisgah High)60.777.6
 16.9%
   End of Course Math III (Haywood County Schools)5177.6
 26.6%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students992927
 6.6%
African American1012
 20%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic56107
 91.1%
Pacific Islander01
White895771
 13.9%
Two or More Races2425
 4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.8%55.1%
 14.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pisgah High

Pisgah High ranks 147th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Pisgah High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bethel Elementary
Elementary : Clyde Elementary
Elementary : Meadowbrook Elementary
Elementary : North Canton Elementary
Middle : Bethel Middle
Middle : Canton Middle

Students at Pisgah High are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 908 students attended Pisgah High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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