📍 60 Lees Creek Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28806
Erwin High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 1,096 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Erwin High enrolls 1,096 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 569 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 357 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 19 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
700 of the school's 1,096 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 646 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Erwin 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 116.
Erwin 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 1,096 students, Erwin 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