📍 125 Asheville Commerce Parkway, Candler, Buncombe County, 28715
Enka Intermediate is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Candler, Buncombe County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Enka Intermediate enrolls 573 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 379 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 573 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 37 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 Intermediate 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 116.
Enka Intermediate 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 573 students, Enka Intermediate is close to the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large