Asheville City Schools has 10 schools and 4,300+ students. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from US News & World Report ) for the city’s major public schools. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.
Pssst — don’t let school traffic impact your plans. See the map below for a visual of where these Asheville-area schools are located.
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 12 to one.
- It’s ranked the fifth best school district in the state of North Carolina.
- Asheville City Schools have a 93.5% graduation rate for the 2021-2022 school year
Public elementary schools
Claxton Elementary School
, 241 Merrimon Ave.
- Grades K-5
- Total enrollment: 403
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 377 in NC Elementary Schools
Hall Fletcher Elementary School
, 60 Ridgelawn Rd.
- Grades PK-5
- Total enrollment: 270
- Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
- Tuition-free
- A STEAM school
- No. 548 in NC Elementary Schools
Ira B. Jones Elementary School
, 544 Kimberly Ave.
- Grades PK-5
- Total enrollment: 380
- Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 296 in NC Elementary Schools
Issac Dickson Elementary School
, 125 Hill St.
- Grades PK-5
- Total enrollment: 419
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 161 in NC Elementary Schools
Lucy S. Herring Elementary School
, 98 Sulphur Springs Rd.
- Grades K-5
- Total enrollment: 315
- Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 229 in NC Elementary Schools
Public middle schools
Asheville Middle
, 211 S. French Broad Ave.
- Grades 6-8
- Total enrollment: 674
- Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 345 in NC Middle Schools
Montford North Star Academy
, 90 Montford Ave.
Public high schools
Asheville High School
, 419 McDowell St.
- Grades 9-12
- Total enrollment: 1,111
- Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 88 in North Carolina High Schools
School of Inquiry and Life Sciences
, 419 McDowell St.
- Grades 9-12
- Total enrollment: 338
- Student-teacher ratio: 24:1
- Tuition-free
- No. 30 in North Carolina High Schools