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==Education== [[Clay County School District (North Carolina)|Clay County Schools]] serves all of the county with about 1,200 students attending a total of 4 separate schools, located on a central campus in Hayesville. After county government, Clay County Schools is the largest employer in the county with a staff of 205 people.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ross |first=Lorrie |url=https://www.claycountyprogress.com/index.php/local/labor-day |title=Labor Day: Who creates the most jobs in Clay County? |work=Clay County Progress |location=Hayesville, NC |publisher=Community Newspapers, Inc. |date=August 30, 2023}}</ref> [[Hayesville High School]] serves grades 9โ12. Higher education is offered nearby at [[Tri-County Community College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tri-County Community College - - |url=http://www.tricountycc.edu/ |access-date=February 23, 2016 |website=Tri-County Community College |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Young Harris College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=A private, four-year, liberal arts college located in the mountains of North Georgia. |url=http://www.yhc.edu/ |access-date=February 23, 2016 |website=Young Harris College}}</ref> and [[Western Carolina University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Carolina University - Home {{!}} Choose Great |url=https://www.wcu.edu/ |access-date=November 1, 2018 |website=Home {{!}} Choose Great |language=en-US}}</ref> The largest and oldest folk school in the United States, the [[John C. Campbell Folk School]], is located in [[Brasstown, North Carolina|Brasstown]], an unincorporated community that exists partly in Cherokee County and partly in Clay County.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eiben |first=Vicky |date=2015 |title=A brief history of folk schools |url=https://folkschoolalliance.org/a-brief-history-of-folk-schools |work=Folk Education Association of America |publisher=Folk School Alliance |quote=The John C. Campbell Folk School founded in 1925 in Brasstown, North Carolina is the largest folk school in the U.S. today.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=region: Brasstown, Hayesville |url=https://www.visitsmokies.org/regions/brasstown-hayesville/ |work=Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina |quote=Nationโs oldest folk school founded in 1925.}}</ref> The school focuses on creative folk arts for all ages and offers community dance and concert entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John C. Campbell Folk School |url=https://www.folkschool.org/ |access-date=February 23, 2016 |website=www.folkschool.org}}</ref>
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