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The smallest public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the smallest public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina, drawn from 59 qualifying public schools. Center for Career Innovation leads the list at 41, against a median of 430 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

Median Students

430

SMALLEST · BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Center for Career Innovation	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	41
2	Woodfin Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	111
3	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	125
4	Community High School	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	127
5	Mountain City Public Montessori	Asheville, NC	Mountain City Public Montessori	Elementary	137
6	Asheville PEAK Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville PEAK Academy	Elementary	161
7	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	162
8	Black Mountain Elementary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	163
9	Francine Delany New School	Asheville, NC	Francine Delany New School	Elementary	193
10	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	217
11	Johnston Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	217
12	Bell Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	224
13	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	245
14	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255
15	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271
16	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277
17	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	318
18	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332
19	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342
20	Black Mountain Primary	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	351
21	Ira B Jones Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	369
22	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	372
23	Candler Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	381
24	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390
25	Leicester Elementary	Leicester, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399
26	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	399
27	ArtSpace Charter School	Swannanoa, NC	ArtSpace Charter	Elementary	402
28	Haw Creek Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	402
29	Claxton Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	405
30	Evergreen Community Charter	Asheville, NC	Evergreen Community Charter	Elementary	430
31	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	451
32	Owen Middle	Swannanoa, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	457
33	North Windy Ridge Intermediate	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	487
34	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	490
35	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	499
36	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502
37	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	505
38	North Buncombe Middle	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	516
39	Erwin Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	545
40	Avery's Creek Elementary	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	557
41	Eblen Intermediate	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	566
42	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	580
43	Enka Intermediate	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	585
44	Enka Middle	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	588
45	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	590
46	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	593
47	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646
48	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	649
49	Valley Springs Middle	Arden, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	654
50	Asheville Middle	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Middle	670

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