📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: August 2026·Editorial standards
📍 North Carolina · Haywood County

School Districts in
Haywood County, NC

1 public school district serving 6 zip codes in Haywood County. Average rating: 9/10. Ratings reflect state reading & math proficiency (NC EOG 2024–25), percentile-ranked within North Carolina.

Districts in Haywood County1 district, sorted by rating
DistrictCityRatingStudentsSchoolsGradesZip Codes
Haywood County SchoolsCanton9/10  Excellent · 87th pct6,60515—6
Zip Codes in Haywood County
28716 28721 28745 28751 28785 28786

How Haywood County compares

It enrolls 6,605 students across 15 schools. Its rating of 9/10 is above the North Carolina average of 5.4/10.

School Districts in Haywood County, North Carolina

Haywood County has 1 public school district covering 6 zip codes. The top-rated district in Haywood County is Haywood County Schools (9/10). Ratings are based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NC EOG 2024–25), ranked against all districts in North Carolina. Directory details come from NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many school districts are in Haywood County, NC?

1 school district serves zip codes in Haywood County, NC. The table above shows its rating, enrollment, grade span and the zip codes it covers.

What is the best-rated school district in Haywood County, NC?

Of the districts serving Haywood County, Haywood County Schools has the highest rating on this site at 9/10. That places it in the 87th percentile among North Carolina school districts.

How are these school district ratings calculated?

Each rating is the share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina reading and math assessments, ranked against other districts in North Carolina and converted to a 1–10 scale. Percentiles compare districts within North Carolina only, never across state lines.