School district · North Carolina

Buncombe County Schools

Buncombe County Schools in North Carolina: 45 public schools with 22,452 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,831 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 45
Students: 22,452
Students per teacher: 15.1; NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,831; NC $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,489
Counselors (FTE): 65.9
Students per counselor: 341; NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 18.3; Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

52%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

9,822 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

54%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

9,822 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.9K15

$9.0K16

$9.5K17

$10.0K18

$10.6K19

$10.7K20

$11.4K21

$13.2K22

$13.6K23

$13.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $58.4M
State: 48% · $172.1M
Local: 35% · $126.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,395
Support services: $4,647
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $36.1M
Long-term debt: $175.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 23Middle schools: 11High schools: 10Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Avery's Creek Elementary	Pre-K–4	557	15.2	43%	51%	Arden
Barnardsville Elementary	Pre-K–4	125	10.9	72%	76%	Barnardsville
Bell Elementary	Pre-K–5	224	12.4	62%	63%	Asheville
Black Mountain Elementary	4–5	163	15.3	61%	47%	Black Mountain
Black Mountain Primary	Pre-K–3	351	13.9	49%	52%	Black Mountain
Candler Elementary	Pre-K–4	381	13.8	56%	65%	Candler
Emma Elementary	Pre-K–4	277	12.9	35%	41%	Asheville
Estes Elementary	Pre-K–4	754	14.3	54%	58%	Asheville
Fairview Elementary	K–5	646	16.8	71%	74%	Fairview
Glen Arden Elementary	Pre-K–4	505	13.6	69%	73%	Arden
Haw Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	402	12.4	67%	59%	Asheville
Hominy Valley Elementary	K–4	399	14.6	59%	61%	Candler
Johnston Elementary	Pre-K–4	217	12.5	29%	27%	Asheville
Leicester Elementary	Pre-K–4	399	15.4	51%	53%	Leicester
North Buncombe Elementary	Pre-K–4	593	15.4	58%	68%	Weaverville
Oakley Elementary	Pre-K–5	502	15.5	40%	31%	Asheville
Pisgah Elementary	K–4	162	11.6	48%	63%	Candler
Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Pre-K–4	590	15.0	46%	47%	Asheville
Weaverville Elementary	2–4	342	15.9	72%	71%	Weaverville
Weaverville Primary	Pre-K–1	245	15.8	—	—	Weaverville
West Buncombe Elementary	K–4	580	14.7	62%	82%	Asheville
Williams Elementary	Pre-K–5	451	15.9	41%	38%	Swannanoa
Woodfin Elementary	K–5	111	10.2	27%	31%	Asheville
Cane Creek Middle	6–8	499	14.9	70%	69%	Fletcher
Eblen Intermediate	5–6	566	14.9	35%	40%	Asheville
Enka Intermediate	5–6	585	14.8	46%	52%	Candler
Enka Middle	7–8	588	16.1	41%	36%	Candler
Erwin Middle	7–8	545	13.8	34%	32%	Asheville
Koontz Intermediate	5–6	725	18.1	53%	54%	Asheville
North Buncombe Middle	7–8	516	14.4	57%	68%	Weaverville
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	5–6	487	14.8	62%	67%	Weaverville
Owen Middle	6–8	457	13.7	42%	37%	Swannanoa
Reynolds Middle	6–8	490	15.0	50%	50%	Asheville
Valley Springs Middle	5–8	654	14.3	54%	61%	Arden
Center for Career Innovation	9–13	41	10.3	—	—	Asheville
Community High SchoolAlternative	7–12	127	6.6	—	—	Swannanoa
Early College	9–13	271	24.8	—	—	Asheville
Enka High	9–12	1,051	16.5	—	—	Candler
Erwin High	9–12	1,013	14.6	—	—	Asheville
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	9–12	372	21.9	—	—	Asheville
North Buncombe High	9–12	896	16.6	—	—	Weaverville
Owen High	9–12	649	15.2	—	—	Black Mountain
Reynolds High	9–12	1,169	18.0	—	—	Asheville
Roberson High	9–12	1,479	17.3	—	—	Asheville
Buncombe County Schools Virtual AcademyFully virtual	K–12	296	21.4	57%	41%	Asheville

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: (828)232-4160

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.