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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Across Buncombe County, North Carolina, 38 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lucy S. Herring Elementary leads the list at -39.6%, against a median of -12.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-39.6%

Median Enrollment change

-12.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	422	255	-39.6%
2	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	222	163	-26.6%
3	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	509	390	-23.4%
4	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	290	224	-22.8%
5	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	281	217	-22.8%
6	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	356	277	-22.2%
7	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	461	369	-20.0%
8	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	606	487	-19.6%
9	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,251	1,013	-19.0%
10	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	698	566	-18.9%
11	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	670	545	-18.7%
12	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,076	896	-16.7%
13	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	768	649	-15.5%
14	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	473	405	-14.4%
15	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	769	670	-12.9%
16	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	524	457	-12.8%
17	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	740	646	-12.7%
18	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	379	332	-12.4%
19	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	435	381	-12.4%
20	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	574	505	-12.0%
21	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	394	351	-10.9%
22	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	555	499	-10.1%
23	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	635	585	-7.9%
24	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	557	516	-7.4%
25	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	425	399	-6.1%
26	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	521	490	-6.0%
27	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,573	1,479	-6.0%
28	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	589	557	-5.4%
29	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	389	372	-4.4%
30	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,207	1,169	-3.1%
31	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	328	318	-3.0%
32	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,083	1,051	-3.0%
33	Evergreen Community Charter	Asheville, NC	Evergreen Community Charter	441	430	-2.5%
34	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	278	271	-2.5%
35	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	741	725	-2.2%
36	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	348	342	-1.7%
37	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	592	588	-0.7%
38	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	400	399	-0.3%

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