📍 One Rocket Drive, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28803
Reynolds High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 1,133 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Reynolds High enrolls 1,133 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 768 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 150 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 1,133 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 428 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.
Reynolds High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 115.
Reynolds High is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,133 students, Reynolds High is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large