Pisgah High School

1 Black Bear Ln, Canton, NC 28716 | (828) 646-3440

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,001

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3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,001 high school students from grades 9-12
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1 Black Bear Lane, Canton, NC 28716

Principal or Admin: Ms Nancy Beeker
Fax: (828) 648-8618
Website: www.phs.haywood.k12.nc.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

Additional School Details

School Calendar Description: Traditional

School Schedule: Block

Accreditation Status: Southern Association of Colleges

College Board Number: 340565

School District Details

Haywood County Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,393
Graduation Rate: 77.7%
Dropout Rate: 6.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.4
Enrolled Students: 7,898

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,001
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 65.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 535 (53.4%)
Females: 466 (46.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 101 (10.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 333 (33.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 434 (43.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Pisgah High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	0.4%
Black	27	2.7%
Asian	2	0.2%
Hispanic	26	2.6%
White	942	94.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	336	33.6%
10th Grade	243	24.3%
11th Grade	242	24.2%
12th Grade	180	18.0%

Graduation Information (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

78.7%

District:

71.9%

State:

71.7%

Source: NC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Pisgah High School

Reviewed by Former Student on October 23, 2007
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Overall, Pisgah has several major weaknesses.
First is the lack of emphasis on academics. The system is willing to settle to accommodate mediocrity. The upper percentile of the class is not nearly challenged as much as they ought to be due to the fact that the emphasis is placed on the mediocre students (I'm not trying to say this in a bad way). The system is willing to let them remain mediocre and not challenge them either. The lower percentile struggles because they can't fully get the help they need and are not challenged to work up to their full potential, even if it is just mediocre. The common theme the whole class shares is that are just not challenged very much. The academic standards at Pisgah are lower than the already shockingly low national standard.
The reason for the lower academic standards is two-fold; the system is not challenging the students and helping them reach their highest potential, and secondly, Pisgah's main emphasis is on athletic programs. There is a overwhelming emphasis on athletic programs, but not enough emphasis on academic programs. The school's athletics are given more praise and recognition than the scholars, but since Pisgah is supposedly an academic institution, shouldn't the emphasis be shifted toward the scholars? It isn't. Yes, Pisgah has seen some very talented athletes through the course of it's history, and yes they should be celebrated. However, Pisgah needs to put more emphasis back on academics in attempts to help train the upcoming generation of world leaders, than on athletic programs.
despite all of it's flaws, Pisgah is a very quaint, charming school. The student body is closely-knit and gets along with each other. My years at Pisgah were a very intimate experience- I liked that I could walk around campus and know every person I saw. The student body hardly ever fights, and, knock-on-wood, there is little school violence. The students are well-behaved when they enter Pisgah and those values are strengthened while at Pisgah.
Overall, I am not dissatisfied with my experience at Pisgah, of course, each experience is what you make it. My only frustrations about Pisgah is its lack of emphasis on academic standards, and the over-emphasis of athletic programs.

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