📍 31 Gilbert Road, Leicester, Buncombe County, 28748
Leicester Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Leicester, Buncombe County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leicester Elementary enrolls 367 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 367 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Leicester Elementary 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.
Leicester Elementary 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 367 students, Leicester Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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