Roberson High

Located at 250 Overlook Road, in Asheville, North Carolina, Roberson High is a big 9-12 campus that enrolls 1,479 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Buncombe County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Roberson High sits 94% larger than that benchmark.

Within Buncombe County Schools, which oversees 45 schools and 22,452 students, Roberson High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Roberson High shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Roberson High has 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Buncombe County (around 88%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Roberson High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Buncombe County shows median household income runs about $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. In all, Buncombe County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,908 students), of which Roberson High is one.

The closest other public school is Koontz Intermediate, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Roberson High. On composite proficiency, Roberson High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 55.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Roberson High's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,573 (now 1,479). The White share of enrollment declined from 64% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.