📍 184 Campus Drive, West Jefferson, Ashe County, 28694
Ashe County High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Jefferson, Ashe County. The school has 792 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ashe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ashe County High enrolls 792 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 663 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 792 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ashe County High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 45, state house district 93.
Ashe County High is one of 6 schools in Ashe County Schools, based in Jefferson, North Carolina. The district serves 2,676 students district-wide and employs 202 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 792 students, Ashe County High is larger than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote