Buncombe County Schools
Public school district based in Asheville, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3700450; state ID NC-110.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
45
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
22,452
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,475.2
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.2
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 312 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,640 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,593 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,627 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,810 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,621 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,672 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,612 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,650 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,694 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,922 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,843 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,768 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,638 | |
| Grade 13 | 50 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.2% | |
| Black or African American | 7.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4% | |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | |
| White | 63.4% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.7% | |
| Male | 51.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 14, Suburb 25, Rural 6.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberson High Asheville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,479 | 85.6 | 17.3 | City: Small |
| Reynolds High Asheville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,169 | 65.0 | 18 | Suburb: Large |
| Enka High Candler | 9–12 | Regular | 1,051 | 63.7 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Erwin High Asheville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,013 | 69.3 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| North Buncombe High Weaverville | 9–12 | Regular | 896 | 54.0 | 16.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Estes Elementary Asheville | PK–4 | Regular | 754 | 52.8 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Koontz Intermediate Asheville | 5–6 | Regular | 725 | 40.0 | 18.1 | City: Small |
| Valley Springs Middle Arden | 5–8 | Regular | 654 | 45.7 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Owen High Black Mountain | 9–12 | Regular | 649 | 42.8 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Fairview Elementary Fairview | K–5 | Regular | 646 | 38.4 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| North Buncombe Elementary Weaverville | PK–4 | Regular | 593 | 38.6 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Sand Hill-Venable Elem Asheville | PK–4 | Regular | 590 | 39.4 | 15 | City: Small |
| Enka Middle Candler | 7–8 | Regular | 588 | 36.6 | 16.1 | City: Small |
| Enka Intermediate Candler | 5–6 | Regular | 585 | 39.5 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| West Buncombe Elementary Asheville | K–4 | Regular | 580 | 39.4 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Eblen Intermediate Asheville | 5–6 | Regular | 566 | 37.9 | 14.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Avery's Creek Elementary Arden | PK–4 | Regular | 557 | 36.6 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Erwin Middle Asheville | 7–8 | Regular | 545 | 39.6 | 13.8 | Suburb: Large |
| North Buncombe Middle Weaverville | 7–8 | Regular | 516 | 35.8 | 14.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Glen Arden Elementary Arden | PK–4 | Regular | 505 | 37.0 | 13.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Oakley Elementary Asheville | PK–5 | Regular | 502 | 32.4 | 15.5 | City: Small |
| Cane Creek Middle Fletcher | 6–8 | Regular | 499 | 33.4 | 14.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Reynolds Middle Asheville | 6–8 | Regular | 490 | 32.6 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| North Windy Ridge Intermediate Weaverville | 5–6 | Regular | 487 | 32.9 | 14.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Owen Middle Swannanoa | 6–8 | Regular | 457 | 33.3 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Williams Elementary Swannanoa | PK–5 | Regular | 451 | 28.4 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Haw Creek Elementary Asheville | PK–5 | Regular | 402 | 32.6 | 12.4 | City: Small |
| Leicester Elementary Leicester | PK–4 | Regular | 399 | 26.0 | 15.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hominy Valley Elementary Candler | K–4 | Regular | 399 | 27.4 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Candler Elementary Candler | PK–4 | Regular | 381 | 27.6 | 13.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Nesbitt Discovery Academy Asheville | 9–12 | Regular | 372 | 17.0 | 21.9 | City: Small |
| Black Mountain Primary Black Mountain | PK–3 | Regular | 351 | 25.2 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Weaverville Elementary Weaverville | 2–4 | Regular | 342 | 21.5 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy Asheville | K–12 | Regular | 296 | 13.8 | 21.4 | City: Small |
| Emma Elementary Asheville | PK–4 | Regular | 277 | 21.5 | 12.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Early College Asheville | 9–13 | Regular | 271 | 10.9 | 24.8 | City: Small |
| Weaverville Primary Weaverville | PK–1 | Regular | 245 | 15.5 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Bell Elementary Asheville | PK–5 | Regular | 224 | 18.1 | 12.4 | City: Small |
| Johnston Elementary Asheville | PK–4 | Regular | 217 | 17.4 | 12.5 | City: Small |
| Black Mountain Elementary Black Mountain | 4–5 | Regular | 163 | 10.7 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Pisgah Elementary Candler | K–4 | Regular | 162 | 14.0 | 11.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Community High School Swannanoa | 7–12 | Alternative | 127 | 19.4 | 6.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Barnardsville Elementary Barnardsville | PK–4 | Regular | 125 | 11.5 | 10.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Woodfin Elementary Asheville | K–5 | Regular | 111 | 10.9 | 10.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Center for Career Innovation Asheville | 9–13 | Regular | 41 | 4.0 | 10.3 | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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