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Henderson County Schools

Henderson County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
414 4th Ave West, Hendersonville, NC 28739
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NCES agency ID
3702100
State LEA ID
NC-450
23
Schools
12,361
Students
848
Teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
5
Low-performing schools
32.2%
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 Henderson County 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
Elementary13419
High5779
Middle4728
6-121107
All schools23--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A14.5%
B940.9%
C627.3%
D522.7%
F14.5%
All graded schools22100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded522.7%
Met1254.5%
Not Met522.7%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 370.1%45.4%
English II67.7%42.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.5%44.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.7%42.9%
Biology53.9%37.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.8%32.2%
NC Math 148.4%20.2%

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 rate93.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned59.2%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments47.9%
Students promoted to the next grade81.2%
Students retained in grade18.8%
English learners making progress (of 1,477)32.2%
Schools identified as low-performing5 of 22
First page of the Henderson County Schools report card PDF

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The Henderson County 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 59.62%Hispanic 29.69%Two+ Races 4.91%Black 3.42%Asian 1.26%Pacific Isl. 0.91%Native Am. 0.19%
White: 59.62% (7,523) Hispanic: 29.69% (3,746) Two+ Races: 4.91% (620) Black: 3.42% (432) Asian: 1.26% (159) Pacific Isl.: 0.91% (115) Native Am.: 0.19% (24)
White59.62%
Hispanic29.69%
Two+ Races4.91%
Black3.42%
Asian1.26%
Pacific Isl.0.91%
Native Am.0.19%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 12,619
48.89%6,170 Female
51.11%6,449 Male

Student counts for Henderson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 12,619 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84.5%Chronically absent 15.5%
Regular attendance: 84.5% (10,206) Chronically absent: 15.5% (1,872)
Regular attendance84.5%
Chronically absent15.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 12,078
11.58%1,461 English learners

Student indicators for Henderson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 12,078 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 88.83%Beginning 11.17%
Experienced: 88.83% (686) Beginning: 11.17% (86)
Experienced88.83%
Beginning11.17%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 772.6 FTE
97.55%Fully licensed
2.45%Emergency or provisional
16.83%130 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Henderson County 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 772.6 FTE.

Henderson County Schools boundary map

23 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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Put any two Henderson County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Henderson County Schools

23 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →