District Directory Information (2024-2025 School Year)
District Name: Buncombe County Schools (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 3700450
State District ID: NC-110
Mailing Address:175 Bingham RoadAsheville NC, 28806 –3800
Phone: (828)232-4160
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 45
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 13
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
County: Buncombe County
County ID: 37021
Locale: Suburban, Large (21)
CSA/CBSA: 11700
Total Students: 22,452
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 1,488.74
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.08
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
Buncombe County Schools district has a staff count of 1,572.90.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 1,488.74
  State: 299.25
  National: 174.18
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 1,488.74
Prekindergarten: 8.60
Kindergarten: 89.47
Elementary: 898.14
Secondary: 478.90
Ungraded: 13.63
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 84.16
Instructional Aides:
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:
Total Guidance Counselors: 65.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 30.97
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 33.84
School Psychologists: 18.28
Librarians/Media Specialists:
Library/Media Support:
District Administrators:
District Administrative Support:
School Administrators:
School Administrative Support:
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology):
Other Support Services:
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $331,370,000 $15,008
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $70,493,000 $3,193 21%
      Local: $96,925,000 $4,390 29%
      State: $163,952,000 $7,426 49%
Total Expenditures: $326,440,000 $14,785
   Total Current Expenditures: $291,215,000 $13,190
      Instructional Expenditures: $182,907,000 $8,284 63%
      Student and Staff Support: $33,192,000 $1,503 11%
      Administration: $27,726,000 $1,256 10%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $47,390,000 $2,146 16%
   Total Capital Outlay: $26,464,000 $1,199
      Construction: $24,406,000 $1,105
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $0
   Interest on Debt: $5,097,000 $231
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2021-2022.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025 school year
Notes:
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  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.