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Asheville City Schools is located in west North Carolina. Asheville City Schools has 21.98 square miles of land area and 0.27 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Asheville City Schools population is 39,897. Asheville City Schools median household income is $42,815 in 2010-2014. Asheville City Schools median house value is $241,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Asheville City Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (25 out of 104, top 24%) Elementary/Middle School: (29 out of 115, top 25%)* Rank: #32
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	39,897 (2010-2014), rank #62
Population Growth	12.27% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,792.64/sq mi, rank #3
Median Household Income:	$42,815 at 2010-2014—16.11% increase since 2005-2009, rank #45
Median House Price:	$241,100 at 2010-2014—11.47% increase since 2005-2009, rank #3
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	21.98 sq mi, rank #112
Water Area:	0.27 sq mi (1.23%), rank #107
State:	North Carolina
County:	Buncombe County
City:	Asheville
Zip:	28804, 28806, 28801, 28803, 28805
Area:	Asheville, NC

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Asheville City Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

85 Mountain St

Asheville NC, 28801, Buncombe County

Phone: 828-350-7000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,230	4,195	4,096	3,872	3,758	3,738	3,715
English Language Learner Students:	89	91	92	105	102	145	157
Total Teachers:	334.89	337.57	328.62	336.21	328.89	342.70	343.50
Prekindergarten:	13.00	14.95	15.90	17.00	16.33	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	26.66	23.66	19.14	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	180.51	192.87	190.31	156.62	149.32	154.80	149.90
Secondary:	114.72	105.75	103.02	159.53	160.14	167.00	171.10
Ungraded:	0.00	0.34	0.25	3.06	3.10	20.90	22.50
Total Other Staff:	356.32	346.41	341.57	354.94	344.89	360.40	359.10
Instructional Aides:	117.65	111.33	108.83	106.82	108.29	123.60	117.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.81	5.24	6.62	5.39	5.49	9.80	10.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.50	13.39	13.64	14.85	13.90	14.90	16.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.89	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.61	8.39	8.64	9.85	8.90	9.90	11.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.89	9.00	8.00	9.50	9.46	9.50	8.50
Library/Media Support:	0.00	4.50	6.00	5.66	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	16.84	14.34	15.33	16.06	13.15	14.10	16.20
District Administrative Support:	23.37	22.88	22.28	24.04	23.44	23.00	24.90
School Administrators:	18.47	20.39	19.85	20.00	19.09	20.40	21.40
School Administrative Support:	30.27	27.41	27.38	29.63	31.50	33.10	31.00
Student Support Services:	49.32	40.69	39.19	40.13	39.98	25.90	26.70
Other Support Services:	72.20	77.24	74.45	82.86	80.59	86.10	86.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.63	12.43	12.46	11.52	11.43	10.91	10.82

Schools

Asheville High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	419 Mcdowell St, Asheville NC 28803
Asheville Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	197 South French Broad Ave, Asheville NC 28801
Claxton Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	241 Merrimon Ave, Asheville NC 28801
Hall Fletcher Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	60 Ridgelawn Ave, Asheville NC 28806
Ira B Jones Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	544 Kimberly Ave, Asheville NC 28804
Isaac Dickson Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	125 Hill St, Asheville NC 28801
School Of Inquiry And Life Sciences	Grade 9 to Grade 12	419 Mcdowell St, Asheville NC 28803
Vance Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	98 Sulphur Springs Rd, Asheville NC 28806

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.9%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.9%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	58.4%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60.1%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.5%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.8%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.2%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	47.1%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	73.7%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	64.7%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	53.6%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	57.5%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	68.5%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	54.3%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	70.7%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	69.8%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	69.1%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	76.8%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	77.9%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	78.6%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	82.5%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	60.0%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	84.8%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	72.4%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	78.9%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	76.5%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	72%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	75.7%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	68.2%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	77.3%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	73.4%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	83%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	80.2%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	75.1%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	76.4%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	90.3%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	82.6%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	82.5%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	65.2%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76.1%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	63.1%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49.7%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68.6%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	64.3%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	55.4%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	19.8%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	25.2%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	51.8%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	< 5.0%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	90%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	83.3%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	85.2%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	75.3%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	72.7%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	68.4%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	80.1%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	81.2%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	83%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	< 5.0%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	33.3%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	80%	25.1%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	9.1%	18.5%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	51.6%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	76.6%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74.5%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	69.7%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	72.8%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.8%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56.4%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.7%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.7%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.8%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.5%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.5%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.2%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59.8%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82.9%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.6%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.9%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.2%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.2%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.6%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.9%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	50.9%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.2%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84.8%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.0%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45.3%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.1%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86.1%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	54.9%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.4%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.3%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.4%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89.2%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50.6%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.1%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.8%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.4%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.8%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	47.3%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	53.6%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60.9%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	89.9%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42.5%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.5%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	59.1%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$50,837,000	$12,411		$50,168,000	$12,957		$49,361,000	$13,135
Federal:	$7,922,000	$1,934	15.6%	$8,781,000	$2,268	17.5%	$9,053,000	$2,409	18.3%
State:	$22,022,000	$5,376	43.3%	$21,423,000	$5,533	42.7%	$20,353,000	$5,416	41.2%
Local:	$20,893,000	$5,101	41.1%	$19,964,000	$5,156	39.8%	$19,955,000	$5,310	40.4%
Total Expenditures:	$50,239,000	$12,265		$51,904,000	$13,405		$51,746,000	$13,770
Total Current Expenditures:	$46,127,000	$11,261		$46,972,000	$12,131		$46,773,000	$12,446
Instructional Expenditures:	$27,500,000	$6,714	59.6%	$27,434,000	$7,085	58.4%	$27,234,000	$7,247	58.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,707,000	$1,393	12.4%	$6,320,000	$1,632	13.5%	$6,293,000	$1,675	13.5%
Administration:	$6,374,000	$1,556	13.8%	$6,394,000	$1,651	13.6%	$6,429,000	$1,711	13.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,546,000	$1,598	14.2%	$6,824,000	$1,762	14.5%	$6,817,000	$1,814	14.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,985,000	$973		$4,691,000	$1,212		$4,729,000	$1,258
Construction:	$2,916,000	$712		$3,791,000	$979		$3,327,000	$885
Total Other:	$21,000	$5		$17,000	$4		$31,000	$8
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$29,688,000	$7,248		$30,426,000	$7,858		$30,206,000	$8,038
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$19,535,000	$4,769	65.8%	$19,940,000	$5,150	65.5%	$20,085,000	$5,345	66.5%
Other Salary:	$10,153,000	$2,479	34.2%	$10,486,000	$2,708	34.5%	$10,121,000	$2,693	33.5%
Total Benefit:	$9,138,000	$2,231		$8,585,000	$2,217		$7,836,000	$2,085
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,931,000	$1,448	64.9%	$5,564,000	$1,437	64.8%	$5,152,000	$1,371	65.7%
Other Benefit:	$3,207,000	$783	35.1%	$3,021,000	$780	35.2%	$2,684,000	$714	34.3%

* Asheville City Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.