📍 21 Trinity Chapel Rd, Building #10, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28805
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy enrolls 266 students across grades K–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 266 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a fully virtual school. 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.
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy 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 266 students, Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Setting: City - Small
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