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The public schools with the highest share of female students in Buncombe County, North Carolina

57 public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Early College leads the list at 70.8%, against a median of 48.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Top % Female

70.8%

Median % Female

48.8%

MOST FEMALE · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	271	192	70.8%
2	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	332	195	58.7%
3	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	162	89	54.9%
4	Mountain City Public Montessori	Asheville, NC	Mountain City Public Montessori	137	75	54.7%
5	Community High School	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	127	67	52.8%
6	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	342	178	52.0%
7	Francine Delany New School	Asheville, NC	Francine Delany New School	193	100	51.8%
8	Asheville PEAK Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville PEAK Academy	161	83	51.5%
9	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	399	205	51.4%
10	ArtSpace Charter School	Swannanoa, NC	ArtSpace Charter	402	205	51.0%
11	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	163	83	50.9%
12	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	896	456	50.9%
13	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	516	262	50.8%
14	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	593	300	50.6%
15	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	545	275	50.5%
16	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	1,221	615	50.4%
17	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	654	329	50.3%
18	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	277	139	50.2%
19	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	566	284	50.2%
20	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	224	112	50.0%
21	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	585	291	49.7%
22	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	580	288	49.7%
23	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	725	360	49.7%
24	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	405	201	49.6%
25	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	381	189	49.6%
26	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,051	520	49.5%
27	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	318	157	49.4%
28	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	649	320	49.3%
29	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	457	223	48.8%
30	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	487	235	48.3%
31	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,013	488	48.2%
32	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	646	311	48.1%
33	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	588	283	48.1%
34	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	499	240	48.1%
35	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	390	187	48.0%
36	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,479	708	47.9%
37	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	111	53	47.8%
38	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	505	241	47.7%
39	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	502	239	47.6%
40	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	255	121	47.5%
41	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	557	264	47.4%
42	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	351	166	47.3%
43	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	402	190	47.3%
44	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	754	355	47.1%
45	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	369	173	46.9%
46	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	372	174	46.8%
47	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,169	544	46.5%
48	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	125	58	46.4%
49	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	245	113	46.1%
50	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	590	272	46.1%

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