📍 250 Overlook Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28803
Roberson High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 1,491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 95.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Roberson High enrolls 1,491 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 95.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 858 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 338 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 101 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 50 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
643 of the school's 1,491 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 593 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Roberson High 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 48, state house district 116.
Roberson 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 1,491 students, Roberson 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: City - Small