About
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
–John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901
Departments
The link between leadership and learning is not only essential at the community level. It is even more indispensable in world affairs.
–JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1963
Academics
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.
–JOHN F. KENNEDY, 1961
Arts
The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. They make our lives richer, more compassionate, more fulfilled.
–E. GORDON GEE, 2015
Handbook

Our Schools

Blue Ridge School
Early College
95 Bobcat Drive
Cashiers, NC 28717
(828) 743-2646
Cullowhee Valley School
240 Wisdom Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
(828) 293-5667
Fairview School
251 Big Orange Way
Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 586-2819
Jackson County Early College
404 College Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 339-4499
School of Alternatives
3770 Skyland Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 586-4328
Scotts Creek School
516 Parris Branch Road
Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 631-2740
Smokey Mountain Elementary
884 US Highway 441 North
Whittier, NC 28789
(828) 497-5535
Smoky Mountain High
100 Smoky Mountain Drive
Sylva, NC 28779
(828) 586-2177

Exceptional Children

The Exceptional Children Program aims to support students, parents, and staff by developing programs to meet the needs of all learners. Our teachers and staff provide specially designed instruction to ensure that students with disabilities, from age 3 to 21, have access to a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. The EC Program offers academic and related services for students found eligible through a problem solving model.