North Henderson High

North Henderson High, an average-sized secondary school in Hendersonville, North Carolina, operated by Henderson County Schools, teaches 1,052 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 761.

Henderson County Schools comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 12,619 students; North Henderson High is among them.

Demographically, North Henderson High lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 44% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, North Henderson High reports 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, North Henderson High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.3%, the actual is 57.0%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Henderson County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $68,187 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Henderson County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,572 students), North Henderson High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Apple Valley Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Henderson High at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

North Henderson High operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,076 students in 2018 compared to 1,052 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 27% to 44% over that span.

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