South Asheville News

There were 12,736 students enrolled in Henderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

North Henderson High School registered the highest enrollment among Henderson County's 23 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,091 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
North Henderson High School	1,029	1,091	6%
West Henderson High School	1,059	1,062	0.3%
East Henderson High School	878	927	5.6%
Apple Valley Middle School	884	815	-7.8%
Rugby Middle School	778	803	3.2%
Hendersonville High School	724	764	5.5%
Flat Rock Middle School	753	702	-6.8%
Mills River Elementary School	563	592	5.2%
Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School	566	579	2.3%
FernLeaf Community Charter School	430	517	20.2%
Hendersonville Middle School	547	510	-6.8%
Clear Creek Elementary School	468	479	2.4%
Hillandale Elementary School	472	475	0.6%
Fletcher Elementary School	460	461	0.2%
Bruce Drysdale Elementary School	435	449	3.2%
Upward Elementary School	419	415	-1%
Sugarloaf Elementary School	414	411	-0.7%
Dana Elementary School	389	382	-1.8%
Hendersonville Elementary School	318	330	3.8%
Atkinson Elementary School	321	317	-1.2%
Etowah Elementary School	310	311	0.3%
Henderson County Early College	201	201	0%
Henderson County Career Academy	141	143	1.4%