County / FIPS 37173
Swain County
North Carolina
Swain County runs 8 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 2 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS.
At a glance
Public schools
8
Hospitals
2
With a star rating
0
Land area
528
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Swain County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$181.6M
Per resident
$12,867
Change since FY2021
−46%
Fiscal years covered
5
▸ View as table
| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $336M |
| 2022 | $147M |
| 2023 | $165M |
| 2024 | $171M |
| 2025 | $182M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Swain County ranks 1725th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Swain County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority | Cherokee | Not rated |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc | Bryson City | Not rated |
Public schools in Swain County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Central Elementary School | Cherokee Central Elementary School | Cherokee | 625 |
| Cherokee Central High School | Cherokee Central High School | Cherokee | 709 |
| Swain County East Elementary | Swain County Schools | Bryson City | 339 |
| Swain County High School | Swain County Schools | Bryson City | 560 |
| Swain County Middle School | Swain County Schools | Bryson City | 485 |
| Swain County West Elementary | Swain County Schools | Bryson City | 403 |
| Mountain Discovery | Mountain Discovery Charter School | Bryson City | 174 |
| Cherokee Extension School | Swain County Schools | Bryson City | 123 |