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Ashe County Early College High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Jefferson, Ashe County. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ashe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ashe County Early College High enrolls 135 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 105 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 19% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
65 of the school's 135 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 Early College High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 Early College 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 135 students, Ashe County Early College High is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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