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Buncombe County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Buncombe County Schools runs 45 public schools with 22,452 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
45
Students
22,452
Teachers (FTE)
1,488
Students per teacher
15.1
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Phone
(828)232-4160
County
Buncombe County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3700450
State district ID
NC-110
School counselors (FTE)
65.0About 345 students per counselor.
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.1
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (22,298), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$288.3 million
Federal revenue
$32.1 million
State revenue
$159.5 million
Local revenue
$96.8 million
Total spending
$285.5 million
Spending per pupil
$12,802
Salaries
$159.4 million55.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$169.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.1%
  • State: 55.3%
  • Local: 33.6%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,802
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Buncombe County Schools

By level: 10 high, 11 middle, 23 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Avery's Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 455715.5
Barnardsville ElementaryElementaryPK to 412511.4
Bell ElementaryElementaryPK to 522412.4
Black Mountain ElementaryElementary4 to 516316.3
Black Mountain PrimaryElementaryPK to 335114.0
Buncombe County Schools Virtual AcademyOtherK to 1229622.8
Candler ElementaryElementaryPK to 438114.1
Cane Creek MiddleMiddle6 to 849915.1
Center for Career InnovationHigh9 to 134110.2
Community High SchoolHigh7 to 121276.7
Early CollegeHigh9 to 1327127.1
Eblen IntermediateMiddle5 to 656615.3
Emma ElementaryElementaryPK to 427713.2
Enka HighHigh9 to 121,05116.7
Enka IntermediateMiddle5 to 658515.0
Enka MiddleMiddle7 to 858816.3
Erwin HighHigh9 to 121,01314.7
Erwin MiddleMiddle7 to 854514.0
Estes ElementaryElementaryPK to 475414.5
Fairview ElementaryElementaryK to 564617.0
Glen Arden ElementaryElementaryPK to 450513.6
Haw Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 540212.6
Hominy Valley ElementaryElementaryK to 439914.8
Johnston ElementaryElementaryPK to 421712.8
Koontz IntermediateMiddle5 to 672518.6
Leicester ElementaryElementaryPK to 439916.0
Nesbitt Discovery AcademyHigh9 to 1237221.9
North Buncombe ElementaryElementaryPK to 459315.6
North Buncombe HighHigh9 to 1289616.6
North Buncombe MiddleMiddle7 to 851614.7
North Windy Ridge IntermediateMiddle5 to 648715.2
Oakley ElementaryElementaryPK to 550215.7
Owen HighHigh9 to 1264915.5
Owen MiddleMiddle6 to 845713.8
Pisgah ElementaryElementaryK to 416211.6
Reynolds HighHigh9 to 121,16918.0
Reynolds MiddleMiddle6 to 849015.3
Roberson HighHigh9 to 121,47917.4
Sand Hill-Venable ElementaryElementaryPK to 459015.1
Valley Springs MiddleMiddle5 to 865414.5
Weaverville ElementaryElementary2 to 434216.3
Weaverville PrimaryElementaryPK to 124516.3
West Buncombe ElementaryElementaryK to 458014.9
Williams ElementaryElementaryPK to 545116.1
Woodfin ElementaryElementaryK to 511111.1

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.