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Asheville City Schools

Buncombe County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
85 Mountain Street, Asheville, NC 28801
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NCES agency ID
3700270
State LEA ID
NC-111
8
Schools
3,768
Students
306
Teachers (FTE)
13.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
0
Low-performing schools
32.3%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Asheville City Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary5321
High2748
Middle1667
All schools8--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B225.0%
C675.0%
D00.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools8100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded00.0%
Met562.5%
Not Met337.5%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II72.1%51.6%
NC Math 366%46.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.5%45.3%
Biology58.2%42.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)57.8%41.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)53.3%37.7%
NC Math 135.8%7.8%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate93.2%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned67.6%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments61.5%
Students promoted to the next grade82.2%
Students retained in grade17.8%
English learners making progress (of 96)32.3%
Schools identified as low-performing0 of 8
First page of the Asheville City Schools report card PDF

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The Asheville City Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 61.89%Black 18.08%Hispanic 10.1%Two+ Races 7.65%Pacific Isl. 1.34%Asian 0.88%Native Am. 0.05%
White: 61.89% (2,451) Black: 18.08% (716) Hispanic: 10.1% (400) Two+ Races: 7.65% (303) Pacific Isl.: 1.34% (53) Asian: 0.88% (35) Native Am.: 0.05% (2)
White61.89%
Black18.08%
Hispanic10.1%
Two+ Races7.65%
Pacific Isl.1.34%
Asian0.88%
Native Am.0.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 3,960
49.22%1,949 Female
50.78%2,011 Male

Student counts for Asheville City Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 3,960 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.88%Chronically absent 20.12%
Regular attendance: 79.88% (3,208) Chronically absent: 20.12% (808)
Regular attendance79.88%
Chronically absent20.12%

Student Population

Students Counted: 4,016
1.97%78 English learners

Student indicators for Asheville City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 4,016 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 83.09%Beginning 16.91%
Experienced: 83.09% (220) Beginning: 16.91% (45)
Experienced83.09%
Beginning16.91%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 264.7 FTE
97.7%Fully licensed
2.3%Emergency or provisional
13.54%36 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Asheville City Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 264.7 FTE.

Asheville City Schools boundary map

8 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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