Francine Delany New School

Francine Delany New School operates as a small elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, part of Francine Delany New School. Current enrollment sits at 193 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 59% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Francine Delany New School is a school of Francine Delany New School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Francine Delany New School logs that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Black, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, On paper, Francine Delany New School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Buncombe County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,436, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Buncombe County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,908 students), Francine Delany New School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lucy S. Herring Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. Francine Delany New School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Francine Delany New School's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 177 (now 193). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 27% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.