📍 235 Old US 70, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, 28778
Community High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Swannanoa, Buncombe County. The school has 119 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 64%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Community High School enrolls 119 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 6.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 119 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Community High School 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 114.
Community High School 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 119 students, Community High School is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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