Teaching & learning
District profile / North Carolina
Transylvania County Schools
3,205
Students
2024-25 school year
9
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,470
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 12% above the North Carolina median
12.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · North Carolina median 15.7
Transylvania County Schools is a public school district based in Brevard, North Carolina, serving 3,205 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #77 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 356 students each, fewer than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Lisa Fletcher. It spends about $12,470 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the North Carolina median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Transylvania County compares
Transylvania CountyNorth Carolina median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$44.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 15%State 53%Local 32%
| Measure | Transylvania County | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,470 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,695 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $43.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $44.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 263 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 291 | 358 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Lisa Fletcher
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in North Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Public SchoolsSylva | 3,444 | 9 | $11,711 | 17.2 | #76 |
| Transylvania County SchoolsBrevard · this district | 3,205 | 9 | $12,470 | 12.2 | #77 |
| Clinton City SchoolsClinton | 3,015 | 5 | $10,519 | 15.8 | #78 |
| Cherokee County SchoolsMarble | 2,992 | 13 | $13,086 | 14.7 | #79 |
| Lexington City SchoolsLexington | 2,953 | 7 | $11,095 | 14.3 | #80 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn-Delco School DistrictAston, PA | 3,209 | $14,922 | 13.5 |
| Parlier UnifiedParlier, CA | 3,206 | $16,636 | 21.4 |
| Chambers CountyLafayette, AL | 3,203 | $11,054 | 18.2 |
| South Euclid-Lyndhurst CityLyndhurst, OH | 3,203 | $18,629 | 16.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nc-transylvania-county-schools