Buncombe County Schools
- ASHEVILLE, NC
School District
Buncombe County Schools
- ASHEVILLE, NC
- Rating 4.09 out of 5 54 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B+
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Teachersgrade A minus
- College Prepgrade A minus
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B
- Administrationgrade B+
- Sportsgrade B+
- Foodgrade B minus
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B+
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Elementary Schools in Buncombe County Schools
Middle Schools in Buncombe County Schools
High Schools in Buncombe County Schools
- grade A
Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. Discovery Academy
- Rating 4.45 out of 5 51 reviews
- grade A
Buncombe County Early College
- Rating 4.03 out of 5 37 reviews
- grade A minus
T.C. Roberson High School
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 241 reviews
- grade A minus
A.C. Reynolds High School
- Rating 3.75 out of 5 212 reviews
- grade B+
Buncombe County Middle College
- Rating 4.5 out of 5 6 reviews
Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
50%
Percent Proficient - Math
45%
Average Graduation Rate
91%
Average SAT
1210
886 responses
Average ACT
26
897 responses
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Students
Diversity
grade A minus
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
22,079
Free or Reduced Lunch
54.3%
Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$49,071
Teachers in First/Second Year
8.7%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$12,789 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Good for Familiesgrade B+
- Housinggrade C+
Median Household Income
$58,193
National
$69,021Median Rent
$1,152
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$319,400
National
$244,900Buncombe County Schools Reviews
Rating 4.09 out of 5 54 reviews
I grew up going to Buncombe county schools and I honestly, don't think they were that terrible. We had what we needed, there were many extracurricular activities, and the school itself was kept clean for the most part. I'd like to see public schools change in a lot of ways, but I'll just mention a couple so this doesn't take up the readers entire day. Zero tolerance policies are not helpful in the long term, as they foster punishment over understanding context, and the arts should be taken more seriously and granted as much time and resources as subjects such as math and science.
My experience was that there was way too many kids and not enough facility. Classrooms were not physically big enough for the amount of students in the rooms. There were too many kids for one teacher to teach. I believe the curriculums taught did not set kids up for success. I personally feel like my education through elementary, middle, and high school failed me by not teaching me how the actual real world works. Throughout those years I also feel it did not set me up for college readiness. Change I would like to see would be teaching children about real world problems they would have to face as an adult. Such as, buying homes and dealing with loans, managing money, raising a family, and so much more. Academics are important, but through the short amount of time I've spent in adulthood I have barely used 90% of anything I've learned. I feel had I learned to be a functioning adult of society I would have been able to be more successful.
we need better funding for interpreters and staff in general. We are the school district in NC that pays the least to their interpreters causing many to work just temporally and leave, rejecting appointments due to distance that is not paid travel unless they travel from CO to a school or from school to school( which isn't common).
We will benefit greatly from more resources for teachers being materials and pay.
Increasing multicultural education and geography classes from 2nd grade up also would benefit the schools greatly as we can teach about the world and improving a better understanding of the world around us.
We will benefit greatly from more resources for teachers being materials and pay.
Increasing multicultural education and geography classes from 2nd grade up also would benefit the schools greatly as we can teach about the world and improving a better understanding of the world around us.