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Hendersonville High

1 Bearcat Boulevard, Hendersonville, NC 28791 · (828) 697-4802 · Henderson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools

Enrollment
794
High
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 761
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
352 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 920526%
Grade 1020225%
Grade 1120726%
Grade 1218023%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
47159%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
18924%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
699%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
466%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
39550%
Female
39950%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
74.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.3%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.

Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Hendersonville High

Hendersonville High's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hendersonville High this school79444.3%53.3%
Southern Alamance High
Graham
1,14849.8%36.3%
Ledford Senior High
Thomasville
77651.3%50.3%
Franklin High
Franklin
99646.3%46.0%
Orange High
Hillsborough
1,16146.3%44.5%
Piedmont High
Monroe
1,27038.3%56.7%
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Hendersonville High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Henderson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.3%#171 of 468N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#253 of 464N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.6%#95 of 448N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
794#246 of 598#4 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#151 of 473N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.0%#280 of 474N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.3%#410 of 527#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.0%#200 of 277N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
794
+41 (+5%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2579446.817.0:144% (352)
2023-2478546.716.8:1100% (782)
2022-2378445.417.3:143% (338)
2020-217534417.1:131% (234)
2017-1883646.518.0:132% (264)
2015-167644616.6:136% (276)
2010-117174615.6:139% (277)
2000-015504811.5:127% (147)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hendersonville High.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (836 to 794); teachers up 1% (46.5 to 46.8).

About Hendersonville High

Hendersonville High is a medium-sized high school that serves part of Hendersonville, North Carolina. The school counts 794 students across grades 9 through 12.

Henderson County Schools has a total of 23 schools and 12,619 students, Hendersonville High among them.

A majority of students at Hendersonville High, 59%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Henderson County, the White share is about 82%. By the diversity index, Hendersonville High comes in at 58%.

Hendersonville High operates with 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.0:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Hendersonville High reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 63% average for public schools in Henderson County is 19 points higher.

The allk12 Grade for Hendersonville High is B-. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hendersonville High would be expected to post about 65.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%.

Hendersonville High is located in Henderson County, where median household income is about $68,187, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Hendersonville High is one of 25 public schools in Henderson County, which together enroll about 13,572 students.

Bruce Drysdale Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hendersonville High is 6th on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 753 to 794.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Henderson County at a glance

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Population
118,484
Census ACS
Median income
$68,187
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,572 students

Quick facts

School name
Hendersonville High
District
Henderson County Schools
Address
1 Bearcat Boulevard, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Phone
(828) 697-4802
County
Henderson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
794
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
352 (44%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
370210000928
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Henderson County Schools
Other schools in Hendersonville
Other Hendersonville High schools

One other US public school is named Hendersonville High. Hendersonville High is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Hendersonville High
How large is Hendersonville High?
Hendersonville High enrolls approximately 794 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hendersonville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hendersonville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hendersonville High?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Hendersonville High.
How diverse is Hendersonville High?
Hendersonville High reports a student body of 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hendersonville High?
Hendersonville High is overseen by Henderson County Schools in Henderson County.
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