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The most racially diverse public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Across Buncombe County, North Carolina, 50 public schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Avery's Creek Elementary leads the list at 39.7%, against a median of 66.6% 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 Largest group

39.7%

Median Largest group

66.6%

MOST DIVERSE · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	557	39.7% Hispanic (221)	39.3%(219)	10.1%(56)	39.7%(221)	1.3%(7)
2	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	217	40.1% Hispanic (87)	34.1%(74)	18.9%(41)	40.1%(87)	0.0%(0)
3	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	502	40.4% White (203)	40.4%(203)	23.9%(120)	24.5%(123)	1.4%(7)
4	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	1,013	47.5% White (481)	47.5%(481)	9.3%(94)	35.4%(359)	0.4%(4)
5	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	545	50.8% White (277)	50.8%(277)	7.3%(40)	35.6%(194)	0.4%(2)
6	Early College	Asheville, NC	271	50.9% White (138)	50.9%(138)	3.7%(10)	40.6%(110)	1.1%(3)
7	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	1,479	51.1% White (756)	51.1%(756)	12.1%(179)	25.8%(382)	2.9%(43)
8	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	654	51.2% White (335)	51.2%(335)	10.9%(71)	26.9%(176)	3.2%(21)
9	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	277	51.3% Hispanic (142)	31.1%(86)	13.0%(36)	51.3%(142)	0.7%(2)
10	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	490	52.2% White (256)	52.2%(256)	20.8%(102)	16.7%(82)	1.8%(9)
11	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	590	52.7% White (311)	52.7%(311)	7.3%(43)	36.1%(213)	0.7%(4)
12	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	566	53.2% White (301)	53.2%(301)	8.7%(49)	33.0%(187)	0.3%(2)
13	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville, NC	725	53.7% White (389)	53.7%(389)	11.6%(84)	21.8%(158)	4.3%(31)
14	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	318	53.8% White (171)	53.8%(171)	23.9%(76)	12.6%(40)	0.3%(1)
15	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	369	53.9% White (199)	53.9%(199)	26.3%(97)	8.4%(31)	1.4%(5)
16	Estes Elementary	Asheville, NC	754	54.1% White (408)	54.1%(408)	13.3%(100)	22.9%(173)	3.3%(25)
17	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	451	55.6% White (251)	55.6%(251)	4.4%(20)	32.1%(145)	0.9%(4)
18	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	390	56.4% White (220)	56.4%(220)	19.2%(75)	9.2%(36)	1.5%(6)
19	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	670	57.2% White (383)	57.2%(383)	21.6%(145)	11.0%(74)	0.8%(5)
20	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	402	63.7% White (256)	63.7%(256)	15.2%(61)	8.7%(35)	0.8%(3)
21	SILSA	Asheville, NC	332	64.5% White (214)	64.5%(214)	19.3%(64)	10.5%(35)	1.2%(4)
22	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	588	64.5% White (379)	64.5%(379)	4.8%(28)	24.8%(146)	0.3%(2)
23	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	585	65.0% White (380)	65.0%(380)	3.8%(22)	26.3%(154)	1.2%(7)
24	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	1,169	65.7% White (768)	65.7%(768)	11.4%(133)	14.6%(171)	1.4%(17)
25	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	1,221	65.8% White (804)	65.8%(804)	14.2%(173)	9.9%(121)	1.0%(12)
26	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	217	67.3% White	67.3%	17.1%	9.7%	0.5%
27	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	224	67.4% White (151)	67.4%(151)	10.3%(23)	10.7%(24)	1.3%(3)
28	Enka High	Candler, NC	1,051	67.5% White (710)	67.5%(710)	3.8%(40)	25.3%(266)	0.5%(5)
29	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	580	67.8% White (393)	67.8%(393)	3.6%(21)	24.1%(140)	1.2%(7)
30	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	255	67.8% White (173)	67.8%(173)	12.9%(33)	11.4%(29)	0.4%(1)
31	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	381	68.2% White (260)	68.2%(260)	5.3%(20)	23.6%(90)	0.0%(0)
32	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	505	69.5% White (351)	69.5%(351)	5.0%(25)	14.5%(73)	0.4%(2)
33	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	405	70.9% White (287)	70.9%(287)	13.1%(53)	8.4%(34)	0.3%(1)
34	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	649	71.8% White (466)	71.8%(466)	3.9%(25)	17.4%(113)	1.1%(7)
35	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	457	72.0% White (329)	72.0%(329)	3.3%(15)	18.6%(85)	0.7%(3)
36	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	593	74.2% White (440)	74.2%(440)	1.5%(9)	18.7%(111)	0.2%(1)
37	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	487	76.0% White (370)	76.0%(370)	1.0%(5)	19.1%(93)	0.8%(4)
38	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	896	76.9% White (689)	76.9%(689)	1.0%(9)	17.1%(153)	0.8%(7)
39	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	351	77.8% White (273)	77.8%(273)	4.0%(14)	12.8%(45)	0.8%(3)
40	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	717	79.1% White (567)	79.1%(567)	3.5%(25)	10.2%(73)	0.8%(6)
41	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville, NC	245	79.2% White (194)	79.2%(194)	0.0%(0)	15.5%(38)	1.2%(3)
42	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	342	79.5% White (272)	79.5%(272)	2.0%(7)	14.6%(50)	0.9%(3)
43	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	516	80.0% White (413)	80.0%(413)	0.4%(2)	13.9%(72)	0.8%(4)
44	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	399	80.7% White (322)	80.7%(322)	2.0%(8)	15.3%(61)	0.0%(0)
45	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	399	81.5% White (325)	81.5%(325)	1.5%(6)	14.5%(58)	0.8%(3)
46	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	499	82.0% White (409)	82.0%(409)	3.4%(17)	10.2%(51)	0.4%(2)
47	Evergreen Community Charter	Asheville, NC	430	82.1% White (353)	82.1%(353)	0.2%(1)	7.2%(31)	1.2%(5)
48	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	372	82.5% White (307)	82.5%(307)	1.1%(4)	8.3%(31)	4.3%(16)
49	ArtSpace Charter School	Swannanoa, NC	402	84.3% White (339)	84.3%(339)	0.8%(3)	7.0%(28)	0.8%(3)
50	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	646	85.9% White (555)	85.9%(555)	1.2%(8)	8.2%(53)	0.8%(5)

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