Education

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Enrollment Enrollment
University of North Carolina at Asheville 3,629 South College 180
Warren Wilson College 1,002 Western Carolina University 9,050
Montreat College 1,113 Mars Hill College 1,245
Asheville-Buncombe Technical 6,408 Haywood Community College 2,305
Source: U.S. Department of Education

PUBLIC SCHOOLS Asheville Buncombe Haywood Henderson Madison

City County County County County
Elementary Schools 6 31 12 16 5
Secondary Schools 2 9 4 4 1
Combined 1 1 1
Student Enrollment (2006-07 final) 3,911 26,488 8,169 13,497 2,727

Projection of High School Graduates (2009)

Projected Number of High School Graduates 223 1,550 510 752 138
Source: NC Public Schools Statistical Profile, 2008

Mean SAT Scores Critical Sub- Grand Percent

Math Reading Total Writing Total Tested
Asheville City 517 530 1047 509 1556 74.2
Buncombe County Schools 540 515 1055 496 1551 52.2
Haywood County Schools 533 502 1035 489 1524 50.8
Henderson County Schools 533 517 1050 494 1544 52.2
Madison County Schools 534 499 1033 470 1503 50.7
North Carolina 511 495 1006 480 1486 63.0
United States 515 501 1016 493 1509 46.0
Source: NC SAT Report 2009

NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Buncombe Haywood Henderson Madison
Independent 13 1 3 0
Religious 17 3 7 2
Total 30 4 10 2
Total Enrollment 3,250 181 995 58
Source: 2009 Directory of Non-Public Schools (Published June 2009: School Term 2008-2009)
Updated: November 2009
Contact: Asheville City Schools (828) 255-5304 and Buncombe County Public Schools (828) 255-5921

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