📍 390 Asbury Road, Candler, Buncombe County, 28715
Enka Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Candler, Buncombe County. The school has 602 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Enka Middle enrolls 602 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 418 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
390 of the school's 602 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 qualify for free lunch and 42 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 Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 Middle 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 602 students, Enka Middle is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small