Ashe County Early College High

Ashe County Early College High is one of the rural-scale high schools in West Jefferson, North Carolina, part of Ashe County Schools, with 143 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 81% smaller than typical.

Ashe County Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,676 students; Ashe County Early College High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ashe County Early College High logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ashe County Early College High shows 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 51.8:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Ashe County Early College High ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.9%; Ashe County Early College High posts 84.9%, +36.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ashe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,866 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Ashe County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,676 students), of which Ashe County Early College High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ashe County High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ashe County Early College High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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