📍 99 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, 28711
Owen High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Black Mountain, Buncombe County. The school has 689 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Owen High enrolls 689 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 511 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 689 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 304 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Owen High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Owen 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 689 students, Owen 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: Rural - Fringe