📍 475 Enka Lake Road, Candler, Buncombe County, 28715
Enka High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Candler, Buncombe County. The school has 1,045 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. 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.
Enka High enrolls 1,045 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 731 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 246 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
601 of the school's 1,045 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 538 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Enka 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.
Enka 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 1,045 students, Enka 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