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.
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