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Jefferson, NC
Public School Ratings




Jefferson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Ashe County Schools School District details

Ashe County Schools School District
320 South Street
Jefferson, NC 28640

2,698 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Ashe County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.0% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
52%
57%
51%
64%
52%
61%
52%
57%
51%
64%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ashe County Early College High School
363 Campus Dr
West Jefferson, NC, 28694
09-13
Ashe County High School
184 Campus Drive
West Jefferson, NC, 28694
09-12
Ashe County Middle School
255 Northwest Lane
Warrensville, NC, 28693
07-08
Blue Ridge Elementary School
5778 Nc Hwy 88 W
Warrensville, NC, 28693
KG-06
Mountain View Elementary School
2789 Hwy 221 N
Jefferson, NC, 28640
PK-06
Westwood Elementary School
4083 Us Hwy 221 S
West Jefferson, NC, 28694
KG-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.4% 45.7%
Black 0.5% 26.1%
Hispanic 14.5% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.9% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 98.9% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,434 $22,754,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,009 $2,722,000 6.9%
Staff $802 $2,165,000 5.5%
General Administration $169 $457,000 1.2%
School Administration $776 $2,094,000 5.3%
Operation $927 $2,501,000 6.4%
Transportation $858 $2,315,000 5.9%
Other $417 $1,125,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,959 $13,379,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,129 $3,047,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $14,522 $39,180,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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