Nantahala School is a small K–12 school in Topton, North Carolina. It is located in a remote part of Macon County amidst the Nantahala National Forest. The school has about 100 students. It is one of the state's few remaining K–12 schools.[1] The school is located at 213 Winding Stairs Road. It has an 11 percent minority enrollment and 61 percent of students are economically disadvantaged.[2] The school has volleyball, cross country, basketball, and golf teams.[3] Alumni include Eric Rudolph who dropped out of the school.[4] The school is part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and its teams compete as the Nantahala Hawks.
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- ^ Vaillancourt, Cory. "2003: The end of Eric Rudolph's run". www.smokymountainnews.com.