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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Buncombe County, North Carolina

50 public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Asheville Middle leads the list at 11.3:1, against a median of 14.7:1 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 Students/teacher

11.3:1

Median Students/teacher

14.7:1

LOWEST RATIO · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	670	11.3:1
2	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	11.4:1
3	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	402	12.3:1
4	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	224	12.4:1
5	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	217	12.4:1
6	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	217	12.5:1
7	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	318	12.5:1
8	ArtSpace Charter School	Swannanoa, NC	ArtSpace Charter	Elementary	402	12.8:1
9	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277	12.9:1
10	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	High	717	12.9:1
11	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	405	13.0:1
12	Evergreen Community Charter	Asheville, NC	Evergreen Community Charter	Elementary	430	13.3:1
13	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390	13.3:1
14	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	369	13.5:1
15	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	505	13.7:1
16	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	1,221	13.7:1
17	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	457	13.7:1
18	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	545	13.8:1
19	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	381	13.8:1
20	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	351	13.9:1
21	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	754	14.3:1
22	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	654	14.3:1
23	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	516	14.4:1
24	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	14.6:1
25	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,013	14.6:1
26	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	580	14.7:1
27	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	487	14.8:1
28	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	585	14.8:1
29	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	499	14.9:1
30	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	566	14.9:1
31	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	590	15.0:1
32	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	490	15.0:1
33	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	649	15.2:1
34	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	557	15.2:1
35	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	593	15.4:1
36	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399	15.4:1
37	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502	15.5:1
38	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	245	15.8:1
39	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	451	15.9:1
40	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	15.9:1
41	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	588	16.1:1
42	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,051	16.5:1
43	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	896	16.6:1
44	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646	16.8:1
45	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,479	17.3:1
46	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,169	18.0:1
47	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	725	18.1:1
48	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	372	21.9:1
49	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332	24.0:1
50	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271	24.8:1

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