The Franklin School of Innovation

As a medium-sized four-year high school in Asheville, North Carolina, The Franklin School of Innovation serves 717 students from grades 5 through 12, part of The Franklin School of Innovation.

Operationally, The Franklin School of Innovation answers to The Franklin School of Innovation, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, The Franklin School of Innovation shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Buncombe County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The Franklin School of Innovation shows 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting The Franklin School of Innovation tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at The Franklin School of Innovation qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Buncombe County (around 88%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, census data for Buncombe County shows median household income runs about $74,436, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. The Franklin School of Innovation is one of 61 public schools in Buncombe County (combined enrollment of about 29,908 students).

Enka Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. The Franklin School of Innovation is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 49%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 717 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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