📍 1495 Pisgah Hwy, Candler, Buncombe County, 28715
Pisgah Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Candler, Buncombe County. The school has 166 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pisgah Elementary enrolls 166 students across grades K–4. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 139 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 166 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Pisgah 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 48, state house district 116.
Pisgah 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 166 students, Pisgah 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