Nesbitt Discovery Academy

Nesbitt Discovery Academy is a small high school serving families in Asheville, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 372 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 51% below the average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.

Enrollment across the 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools totals 22,452 students.

Of every 100 students at Nesbitt Discovery Academy, about 83 are White. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Buncombe County at about 82% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Nesbitt Discovery Academy is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Nesbitt Discovery Academy reports a ratio of 21.9 students per teacher, from 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 2.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Nesbitt Discovery Academy, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Buncombe County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.

The county, Buncombe County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $74,436 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Buncombe County has 61 public schools with about 29,908 students, including Nesbitt Discovery Academy.

The closest school to Nesbitt Discovery Academy is Emma Elementary, located about 0.8 miles away. Nesbitt Discovery Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment went from 381 in 2020-21 to 372 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.

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