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Buncombe County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Buncombe County Schools has 634.69 square miles of land area and 3.19 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Buncombe County Schools population is 204,702. Buncombe County Schools median household income is $46,188 in 2010-2014. Buncombe County Schools median house value is $181,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Buncombe County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (56 out of 104, bottom 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (27 out of 115, top 23%)* Rank: #46
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	43
Population	204,702 (2010-2014), rank #10
Population Growth	7.55% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	320.91/sq mi, rank #23
Median Household Income:	$46,188 at 2010-2014—2.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Median House Price:	$181,200 at 2010-2014—4.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #18
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	634.69 sq mi, rank #19
Water Area:	3.19 sq mi (0.50%), rank #71
State:	North Carolina
County:	Buncombe County
City:	Candler, Asheville, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Leicester, Woodfin, Fletcher, Arden, Fairview, Royal Pines, Biltmore Forest, Alexander, Marshall, Barnardsville, Black Mountain, Montreat, Mills River, Bent Creek, Avery Creek
Zip:	28715, 28803, 28778, 28805, 28787, 28804, 28748, 28806, 28732, 28704, 28730, 28701, 28753, 28709, 28711, 28757, 28759, 28801
Area:	Asheville, NC

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Buncombe County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

175 Bingham Rd

Asheville NC, 28806, Buncombe County

Phone: 828-232-4160

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	25,495	25,824	25,656	25,572	25,625	25,847	25,366
English Language Learner Students:	1,641	1,696	1,714	1,825	1,944	1,976	2,254
Total Teachers:	1,647.33	1,665.96	1,606.67	1,652.20	1,626.71	1,676.90	1,665.40
Prekindergarten:	8.00	9.00	8.35	8.72	9.21	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	104.48	119.95	96.92	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	1,009.35	1,009.32	913.47	772.52	757.96	793.10	789.90
Secondary:	522.37	523.49	586.73	858.76	846.62	867.80	862.50
Ungraded:	3.13	4.20	1.20	12.20	12.92	16.00	13.00
Total Other Staff:	1,822.29	1,979.18	1,863.64	1,929.50	2,205.76	1,952.10	1,927.60
Instructional Aides:	516.29	608.92	550.86	598.45	720.79	590.60	589.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	4.56	4.91	4.52	8.00	26.90	24.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	84.53	81.40	82.15	86.95	80.94	90.90	87.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	25.50	25.50	26.20	27.00	26.35	27.50	27.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	58.02	55.09	55.45	55.95	54.59	58.90	55.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.01	0.81	0.50	4.00	NA	4.50	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	45.34	45.00	45.40	44.00	43.85	47.00	47.90
Library/Media Support:	24.11	29.39	28.65	27.23	34.42	31.40	31.90
District Administrators:	11.90	13.00	12.00	14.00	14.00	14.80	15.80
District Administrative Support:	93.47	93.13	94.22	100.69	100.62	91.20	88.40
School Administrators:	88.97	89.71	88.74	90.42	87.65	86.70	83.50
School Administrative Support:	102.51	103.68	100.19	97.72	99.03	98.10	97.60
Student Support Services:	211.21	214.00	202.77	194.58	187.28	150.60	150.70
Other Support Services:	638.96	696.39	653.75	670.94	829.18	723.90	710.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.48	15.50	15.97	15.48	15.75	15.41	15.23

Schools

Avery's Creek Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	15 Park South Blvd, Arden NC 28704
Barnardsville Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	20 Hillcrest Dr, Barnardsville NC 28709
Bell Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	90 Maple Springs Rd, Asheville NC 28805
Black Mountain Elementary	Grade 4 to Grade 5	100 Flat Creek Rd, Black Mountain NC 28711
Black Mountain Primary	Kindergarten to Grade 3	301 East State St, Black Mountain NC 28711
Buncombe County Early College	Grade 9 to Grade 12	340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
Buncombe County Middle College	Grade 11 to Grade 12	340 Victoria Rd, Asheville NC 28801
Candler Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	121 Candler School Rd, Candler NC 28715
Cane Creek Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	570 Lower Brush Creek Rd, Fletcher NC 28732
Community High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	235 Old Us 70, Swannanoa NC 28778
Eblen Intermediate	Grade 5 to Grade 6	59 Lee's Creek Rd, Asheville NC 28806
Emma Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	37 Brickyard Rd, Asheville NC 28806
Enka High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	475 Enka Lake Rd, Candler NC 28715
Enka Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	390 Asbury Rd, Candler NC 28715
Erwin High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	60 Lees Creek Rd, Asheville NC 28806
Erwin Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	20 Erwin Hills Rd, Asheville NC 28806
Estes Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	275 Overlook Rd, Asheville NC 28803
Fairview Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1355 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview NC 28730
Glen Arden Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	50 Pinehurst Circle, Arden NC 28704
Haw Creek Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	21 Trinity Chapel Rd, Asheville NC 28805
Hominy Valley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	450 Enka Lake Rd, Candler NC 28715
Johnston Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	230 Johnston Blvd, Asheville NC 28806
Koontz Intermediate	Grade 5 to Grade 6	305 Overlook Rd, Asheville NC 28803
Leicester Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	31 Gilbert Rd, Leicester NC 28748
North Buncombe Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	251 Flat Creek Church Rd, Weaverville NC 28787
North Buncombe High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	890 Clarks Chapel Rd, Weaverville NC 28787
North Buncombe Middle	Grade 7 to Grade 8	51 North Buncombe School Rd, Weaverville NC 28787
North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Grade 5 to Grade 6	20 Doan Rd, Weaverville NC 28787
Oakley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	753 Fairview Rd, Asheville NC 28803
Owen High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	99 Lake Eden Rd, Black Mountain NC 28711
Owen Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	730 Old Us 70, Swannanoa NC 28778
Pisgah Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1495 Pisgah Hwy, Candler NC 28715
Reynolds High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Rocket Dr, Asheville NC 28803
Reynolds Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2 Rocket Dr, Asheville NC 28803
Roberson High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	250 Overlook Rd, Asheville NC 28803
Sand Hill-Venable Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	154 Sand Hill School Rd, Asheville NC 28806
Valley Springs Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	224 Long Shoals Rd, Arden NC 28704
Weaverville Elementary	Grade 2 to Grade 4	129 South Main St, Weaverville NC 28787
Weaverville Primary	Kindergarten to Grade 1	39 South Main St, Weaverville NC 28787
West Buncombe Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	175 Erwin Hills Rd, Asheville NC 28806
Williams Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	161 Bee Tree Rd, Swannanoa NC 28778
Woodfin Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	108 Elk Mountain Rd, Asheville NC 28804

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.2%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.9%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.6%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.1%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.1%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.1%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.9%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	42.5%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	89.8%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	74.3%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	75.2%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	83.6%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	88.9%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	80.8%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	71.7%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	70.4%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	71.4%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	73%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	79.9%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	74.6%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	81.1%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	44.8%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	84.5%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	70.6%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	82.3%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	68.3%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	74.1%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	71.1%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	75.3%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	77.2%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	73.5%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	86.9%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	74.4%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	75.3%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	76.2%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	80.3%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	78%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	82.8%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	53.2%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84.1%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	75.6%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79.7%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84.7%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	78.7%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	65.5%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	68.1%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	77.7%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	74.8%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	83.8%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	82%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	85.9%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	67.3%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	73%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	74.8%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	76.2%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	83%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	76.3%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	21.3%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	19.4%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	26%	25.1%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	52.1%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	56.6%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	41.7%	61%
2012	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	35.7%	55.7%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	21.9%	18.5%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73.3%	84.5%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53.3%	56%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40%	59.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	64.7%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	50%	67.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	42.9%	63.5%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	28.6%	58.6%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	52.1%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	51.5%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	73.4%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	68.2%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	69.1%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	63.9%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72.9%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51.3%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.4%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.6%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.3%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.3%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.3%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.4%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.6%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.9%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.8%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.7%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.2%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.5%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.5%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.3%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.6%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.7%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52.4%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.3%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.2%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.4%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.9%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.5%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46.7%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.8%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	49.8%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.1%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.3%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.4%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	53.9%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84.7%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44.4%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.9%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.6%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.7%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	50.4%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.6%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86.3%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85.2%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.7%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.4%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.4%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.7%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.4%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.6%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.7%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	59.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$228,213,000	$8,895		$252,274,000	$9,865		$262,022,000	$10,225
Federal:	$29,073,000	$1,133	12.7%	$35,086,000	$1,372	13.9%	$31,349,000	$1,223	12.0%
State:	$130,500,000	$5,087	57.2%	$133,064,000	$5,204	52.7%	$133,268,000	$5,201	50.9%
Local:	$68,640,000	$2,675	30.1%	$84,124,000	$3,290	33.3%	$97,405,000	$3,801	37.2%
Total Expenditures:	$240,793,000	$9,385		$254,757,000	$9,962		$235,973,000	$9,209
Total Current Expenditures:	$212,951,000	$8,300		$213,018,000	$8,330		$213,177,000	$8,319
Instructional Expenditures:	$129,798,000	$5,059	61.0%	$132,296,000	$5,173	62.1%	$132,033,000	$5,153	61.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$22,376,000	$872	10.5%	$21,468,000	$840	10.1%	$20,979,000	$819	9.8%
Administration:	$20,874,000	$814	9.8%	$20,122,000	$787	9.4%	$21,481,000	$838	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$39,903,000	$1,555	18.7%	$39,132,000	$1,530	18.4%	$38,684,000	$1,510	18.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$19,019,000	$741		$32,106,000	$1,256		$14,467,000	$565
Construction:	$17,121,000	$667		$27,881,000	$1,090		$12,120,000	$473
Total Other:	$64,000	$2		$223,000	$9		$263,000	$10
Interest on Debt:	$7,420,000	$289		$7,760,000	$303		$6,536,000	$255

Total Salary:	$140,033,000	$5,458		$144,314,000	$5,643		$144,757,000	$5,649
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$93,497,000	$3,644	66.8%	$97,570,000	$3,816	67.6%	$97,790,000	$3,816	67.6%
Other Salary:	$46,536,000	$1,814	33.2%	$46,744,000	$1,828	32.4%	$46,967,000	$1,833	32.4%
Total Benefit:	$43,805,000	$1,707		$41,506,000	$1,623		$39,304,000	$1,534
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$28,670,000	$1,117	65.4%	$27,396,000	$1,071	66.0%	$25,032,000	$977	63.7%
Other Benefit:	$15,135,000	$590	34.6%	$14,110,000	$552	34.0%	$14,272,000	$557	36.3%

* Buncombe County Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.