Asheville is home to a wide range of Public Schools with a variety of focuses. Check out the Public School Guide below.
Public Schools
ACS has 5 elementary schools across Asheville. Each one has a separate Magnet Theme which the school focuses on individually.
Claxton Elementary School: Magnet Theme: Arts and Humanities
Hall Fletcher Elementary School: Magnet Theme: S.T.E.A.M
Ira B. Jones Elementary School: Magnet Theme: Global Scholars
Isaac Dickson Elementary School: Magnet Theme: Experiential Education
Lucy S. Herring Elementary School: Magnet Theme: Ecology
ACS has one centrally located middle school and two high schools both based at the same location.
Asheville Middle School: Respect. Organization. Achievement. Responsibility.
Asheville High School: Cultivating Leaders
School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville: Magnet Theme: Inquiry and Life Sciences
Buncombe County Schools
Buncombe County Schools is divided a little different than Asheville City School. BCS has 45 schools in six districts. Each have a high school, middle school and a variety of elementary schools. Some districts are large enough to have intermediate schools (5th-6th grade schools). Those districts are Enka, Erwin, North Buncombe, and Roberson. BCS also has a STEAM high school called Martin L. Nesbitt Discovery Academy, which is located at the BCS's campus.
The districts are as followed:
- Enka (West)
- Erwin (Northwest)
- North Buncombe
- Owen (East)
- Reynolds (Southeast)
- Roberson (South)
Charter Schools
Art Space Charter School K-8: 2030 US-70, Swannanoa, NC 28778. (828) 298-2787
Asheville PEAK Academy K-8: 133 Livingston St, Asheville, NC 28801. (828) 239-3550
IC Imagine K-12 Public Charter School: 110 Champion Wy, Asheville, NC 28806. (828) 633-6491
Evergreen Community Charter School K-8: 50 Bell Rd, Asheville, NC 28805. (828) 298-2173
Francine Delany New School K-8: 119 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 236-9441
The Franklin School of Innovation 5-12th: 61 Innovation Dr, Asheville, NC 28806. (828) 318-8140
