Enrollment
41
High
DISTRICT 707 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNCOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370045002974
Center for Career Innovation
340 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801 · (828) 232-4123 · Buncombe County
GRADES 09–13HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL41 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
18 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 13 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 5 | 12% |
Student demographics
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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)Math
33.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 52 of 100.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-35.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Center for Career Innovation ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Buncombe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41 | #575 of 598 | #13 of 13 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
41
-12 (-23%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 56
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41 | 4 | 10.3:1 | 44% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 3.3 | 11.7:1 | 29% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 49 | 3.3 | 15.1:1 | 29% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 3 | 17.7:1 | 25% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 4 | 19.3:1 | 26% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 71 | 4 | 17.8:1 | 39% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 56 | 4 | 14.0:1 | 29% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center for Career Innovation.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (77 to 41); teachers unchanged (4 to 4).
About Center for Career Innovation
This page covers Center for Career Innovation, a small high school in Asheville, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 41 students in grades 9 through 13. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 95% lower.
Enrollment across the 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools totals 22,452 students.
Center for Career Innovation is 66% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Buncombe County overall, about 82% of residents are White.
At Center for Career Innovation, 4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.3:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 88% average for public schools in Buncombe County is 44 points.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Center for Career Innovation receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Center for Career Innovation is 35.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Census Bureau estimates for Buncombe County show that the median household income is $74,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Center for Career Innovation is one of 61 public schools in the county.
Early College is the public school closest to Center for Career Innovation, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Center for Career Innovation is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Center for Career Innovation the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 41, a 23% decrease from 53 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.7 to 10.3 over 4 years.
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Buncombe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
274,360
Census ACS
Median income
$74,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
29,908 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buncombe County Schools
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- Reynolds HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Enka HighHigh · 1,051 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- North Buncombe HighHigh · 896 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Other schools in Asheville
- Roberson HighHigh · 1,479 students
- IC ImagineCombined · 1,239 students
- Asheville HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Reynolds HighHigh · 1,169 students
- Erwin HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Estes ElementaryElementary · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Early College0.0 mi · 271
- Asheville High0.2 mi · 1,221
- SILSA0.3 mi · 332
- Hall Fletcher Elementary1.1 mi · 318
- Asheville Middle1.1 mi · 670
- Mountain City Public Montessori1.6 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Center for Career InnovationHow large is Center for Career Innovation?
Center for Career Innovation enrolls approximately 41 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Center for Career Innovation serve?
Center for Career Innovation serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
How many teachers does Center for Career Innovation have?
Center for Career Innovation employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Center for Career Innovation?
At Center for Career Innovation, the student body is approximately 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Center for Career Innovation public or private?
Center for Career Innovation is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buncombe County Schools.
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