Regular local school district · Henderson County
Henderson County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Henderson County Schools runs 23 public schools with 12,619 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is 1.4 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 12,619
- Teachers (FTE)
- 847
- Students per teacher
- 14.9
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 414 4th Ave West, Hendersonville, NC 28739
- Phone
- (828)697-4733
- County
- Henderson County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3702100
- State district ID
- NC-450
- School counselors (FTE)
- 32.0About 394 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district14.9
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 (12,978), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $140.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $17.6 million
- State revenue
- $88.9 million
- Local revenue
- $33.9 million
- Total spending
- $138.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,630
- Salaries
- $80.2 million58.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $100.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 63.3%
- Local: 24.1%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,630
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Henderson County Schools
By level: 6 high, 4 middle, 13 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Apple Valley Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 820 | 15.2 |
| Atkinson Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 288 | 13.7 |
| Bruce Drysdale Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 473 | 14.8 |
| Clear Creek Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 435 | 14.5 |
| Dana Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 403 | 13.9 |
| East Henderson High | High | 9 to 12 | 932 | 15.3 |
| Edneyville Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 405 | 13.5 |
| Etowah Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 302 | 14.4 |
| Flat Rock Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 748 | 17.0 |
| Fletcher Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 434 | 15.5 |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 562 | 16.1 |
| Henderson County Career Academy | High | 6 to 12 | 114 | 6.7 |
| Henderson County Early College | High | 9 to 13 | 197 | 32.8 |
| Hendersonville Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 323 | 14.7 |
| Hendersonville High | High | 9 to 12 | 794 | 17.3 |
| Hendersonville Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 540 | 14.6 |
| Hillandale Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 483 | 14.2 |
| Mills River Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 608 | 15.6 |
| North Henderson High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,052 | 15.5 |
| Rugby Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 849 | 16.6 |
| Sugarloaf Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 415 | 13.8 |
| Upward Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 389 | 13.9 |
| West Henderson High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,053 | 16.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Henderson County
- FernLeaf Community Charter School 763 students
- The Mountain Community Sch 190 students
More in North Carolina
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.