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10+ elementary, middle, and high schools in Asheville

From Montford to South Asheville, we’re giving you all the pertinent details about some of the elementary, middle, and high schools.

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Asheville High School’s building was designed by Douglas Ellington.

Photo by Warren LeMay

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Asheville City Schools has 8 schools and 4,200+ students, and they aren’t the only educational institutions in the city. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from US News & World Report) for the area’s major public + private schools. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.

Before we dive in, here are three fast facts about schools in the Land of the Sky:

  • Asheville City Schools has a student-teacher ratio of 13 to one.
  • It’s ranked the 13th best school district in the state of North Carolina.
  • Asheville City Schools had a 90% graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year

Public elementary schools

Claxton Elementary School, 241 Merrimon Ave.

  • Grades K-5
  • Total enrollment: 390
  • Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
  • Tuition-free
  • No. 561 in NC Elementary Schools

Hall Fletcher Elementary School, 60 Ridgelawn Rd.

  • Grades PK-5
  • Total enrollment: 258
  • Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
  • Tuition-free
  • A STEAM school
  • No. 955 in NC Elementary Schools

Ira B. Jones Elementary School, 544 Kimberly Ave.

  • Grades PK-5
  • Total enrollment: 389
  • Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
  • Tuition-free
  • No. 1004 in NC Elementary Schools

Isaac Dickson Elementary School, 125 Hill St.

  • Grades PK-5
  • Total enrollment: 407
  • Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
  • Tuition-free
  • No. 289 in NC Elementary Schools

Lucy S. Herring Elementary School, 98 Sulphur Springs Rd.

  • Grades K-5
  • Total enrollment: 298
  • Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
  • Tuition-free
  • Unranked in NC Elementary Schools

Public middle schools

Asheville Middle, 211 S. French Broad Ave.

  • Grades 6-8
  • Total enrollment: 623
  • Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
  • Tuition-free
  • No. 279 in NC Middle Schools

Public high schools

Asheville High School, 419 McDowell St.

School of Inquiry and Life Sciences, 419 McDowell St.

Private schools

Carolina Day School, 1345 Hendersonville Rd.

Odyssey School, 90 Zillicoa St.

Rainbow Community School, 574 Haywood Rd.

Asheville School, 360 Asheville School Rd.

  • Grades 9-12, boarding and day school
  • Total enrollment: 297
  • Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
  • Tuition: $44,660-$74,450
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