Asheville Schools - County and City School System

Anyone wanting to relocate to the Asheville area will want to know about the area schools. The schools are in two separate systems: Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools.

The Asheville City School System consists of Asheville City Preschool, Vance Elementary School, Claxton Elementary, Hall Fletcher Elementary School, Ira B. Jones Elementary, Randolph Learning Center, Asheville Middle, and Asheville High. This school system is much smaller than the County school system.

The Buncombe County School system consists of 41 schools spread over six districts. The six districts are T.C Roberson, A.C Reynolds, Clyde A. Erwin, Charles D. Owen, Enka, and North Buncombe. The school system is the 10^th largest in the State, and the largest in Western North Carolina. It serves approximately 25,000 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Within the T.C. Roberson district, there are three elementary schools: Glen Arden Elementary, Estes Elementary, Fairview Elementary, and Avery's Creek Elementary. There are two middle schools, Valley Springs Middle School, and Cane Creek Middle School, which is also shared with the A.C. Reynolds District. Children who attend Cane Creek split back to their respective high schools after completion of 8^th grade. The Roberson district covers Arden, and South Asheville.

Within the A.C. Reynolds District, there are 3 elementary schools: Haw Creek Elementary, Charles C. Bell Elementary, and Oakley Elementary. For middle schools, there is A.C. Reynolds Middle, and Cane Creek Middle, which is shared with the Roberson District, and the High School is A.C. Reynolds High. This district covers East Asheville, with the Owen District.

The largest Buncombe County School District Clyde A. Erwin District covers the West Asheville area with Johnston Elementary, Emma Elementary, West Buncombe Elementary, Woodfin Elementary, and Leicester Elementary school, along with Clyde A. Erwin Middle and High School.

Charles D. Owen district covers the remainder of East Asheville, and neighboring towns of Swannanoa and Black Mountain. The elementary schools in this district Black Mountain Primary, Black Mountain Elementary, and W.D. Williams. The middle school for the area is Charles D. Owen Middle, and the high school for the area is Charles D. Owen.

The Enka District covers the Enka-Candler area outside of West Asheville. Pisgah Elementary, Sand-Hill Venable Elementary, and Hominy Valley Elementary schools are the elementary level schools for this district. The Middle and High Schools are both named Enka.

The North Buncombe District covers North Asheville and the surrounding town of Weaverville. The entry schools in this district are Weaverville Primary, Weaverville Elementary, and North Buncombe Elementary. The Middle School is North Buncombe Middle, and the High School is North Buncombe High.

In addition to these schools, there is the Career Education Center where high school students from various districts go for specialized vocational classes. There are also two alternative schools, Buncombe Community School East and West; along with the Progressive Education Program.

For more information both of these school systems have websites, at Asheville City Schools, and Buncombe County Schools.