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ExploreBuncombe County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3700450

Buncombe County Schools

Asheville, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

22,452

+0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.0%

-1.7%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$23,098

+15.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

15.1:1

-6.8%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

6.0%

-61.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

14.1%

-11.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.2%

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