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The highest-poverty public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Across Buncombe County, North Carolina, 54 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Enka High leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 98.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

98.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,051	99.7%
2	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,013	99.7%
3	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,479	99.7%
4	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	654	99.5%
5	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	588	99.5%
6	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	585	99.5%
7	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	754	99.5%
8	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	557	99.5%
9	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	545	99.4%
10	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	566	99.3%
11	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	402	99.3%
12	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	99.2%
13	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	381	99.2%
14	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	725	99.2%
15	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	896	99.0%
16	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,169	99.0%
17	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271	98.9%
18	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	516	98.8%
19	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	245	98.8%
20	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	98.7%
21	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	372	98.7%
22	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	593	98.7%
23	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	217	98.6%
24	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277	98.2%
25	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	490	98.2%
26	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	487	98.2%
27	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	162	98.1%
28	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	580	98.1%
29	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502	98.0%
30	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	649	98.0%
31	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	499	98.0%
32	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	590	98.0%
33	Community High School	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	127	97.6%
34	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	125	97.6%
35	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646	97.4%
36	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	97.4%
37	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	111	97.3%
38	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	163	96.9%
39	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	351	96.9%
40	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	457	96.7%
41	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	224	96.0%
42	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	505	95.8%
43	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	451	95.8%
44	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	318	58.8%
45	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	369	54.5%
46	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	670	50.9%
47	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	46.3%
48	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	217	45.6%
49	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	1,221	41.3%
50	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390	41.0%

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