Henderson County Schools

Summary:

The Henderson County Schools district in North Carolina comprises 23 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 6 high schools, serving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

Several schools stand out as high-performing, such as Hendersonville Elementary, ranked 112th in the state and with exceptional test scores, and Glenn C Marlow Elementary, ranked 71st and also boasting impressive proficiency rates. At the high school level, Henderson County Early College is a standout, ranking 5th in North Carolina and achieving 90-100% proficiency on end-of-course exams. In contrast, some schools like Hillandale Elementary and Upward Elementary struggle, particularly in reading proficiency.

The district's performance is mixed, with Henderson County Schools ranked 83rd out of 242 districts in the state and holding a 3-star rating. Factors such as poverty levels, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 30-83%, and racial/ethnic diversity appear to play a significant role in the disparities observed across the district's schools. The standout schools, like Rugby Middle, provide a model for success, while the struggling schools highlight areas for improvement within the district.

District Detail

414 4th Ave West
Hendersonville, NC 28739-4261

(828) 697-4733

SchoolDigger Rank:
83^rd of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,896

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	825	55	14.9	67.0%	392 (47.5%)	34 (4.1%)	350 (42.4%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.2%)	43.3	457^th of 793 public middle schools	42.4%		40.4	459^th of 784 public middle schools	41.5%	2								45.6	48.3	62.3				40.4	37.7	39.2		66.1	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
North Henderson High	Public	9-12	35 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4500	1,146	67	17.0	61.4%	588 (51.3%)	37 (3.2%)	446 (38.9%)	18 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.9%)	53.9	275^th of 640 public high schools	57.0%		59.5	231^st of 626 public high schools	63.1%	44	45.8	65.2	50.0	71.2															$8,718	$586	$8,132
Upward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Education Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4764	413	32	12.7	83.3%	160 (38.7%)	20 (4.8%)	195 (47.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	18 (4.4%)	22	1248^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.1%		22.8	1213^th of 1502 public elementary schools	19.2%	35					47.4	40.3	32.1				31.6	51.6	30.8				50.0		$10,637	$1,538	$9,099
East Henderson High	Public	9-12	150 Eagle Pride Drive	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4768	965	60	16.1	60.8%	509 (52.7%)	18 (1.9%)	374 (38.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	45 (4.7%)	40.9	366^th of 640 public high schools	42.8%		45.8	317^th of 626 public high schools	49.4%	49	47.2	48.3	50.6	51.9															$9,768	$724	$9,044
Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Etowah School Road	Etowah	28729	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6560	318	22	14.5	50.3%	242 (76.1%)	4 (1.3%)	56 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	71.6	375^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.1	387^th of 1502 public elementary schools	74.2%	12					71.2	58.0	72.0				57.7	64.0	58.0				74.0		$10,276	$964	$9,313
Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	804	52	15.5	39.4%	613 (76.2%)	18 (2.2%)	112 (13.9%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.3%)	81.1	122^nd of 793 public middle schools	84.6%		84.2	106^th of 784 public middle schools	86.5%	16								67.1	73.6	67.8				59.3	62.7	64.0		83.7	$8,445	$526	$7,919
West Henderson High	Public	9-12	3600 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6571	1,087	69	15.7	33.8%	828 (76.2%)	30 (2.8%)	169 (15.5%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	37 (3.4%)	70.1	179^th of 640 public high schools	72.0%		71.1	171^st of 626 public high schools	72.7%	8	63.1	73.7	57.1	74.0															$8,614	$457	$8,157
Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bearcat Blvd.	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-5568	448	30	15.0	64.5%	228 (50.9%)	47 (10.5%)	121 (27.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	37 (8.3%)	56.5	639^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.5%		60.4	573^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	61.9%	66					48.8	58.2	63.9				42.7	61.2	61.1				72.2		$10,708	$1,509	$9,198
Hendersonville High	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Boulevard	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4802	784	45	17.2	43.1%	495 (63.1%)	67 (8.5%)	159 (20.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	44 (5.6%)	56.4	250^th of 640 public high schools	60.9%		62.3	213^th of 626 public high schools	66.0%	37	58.3	65.1	48.9	61.3															$8,966	$700	$8,266
Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	510	39	13.0	53.9%	304 (59.6%)	38 (7.5%)	120 (23.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	33 (6.5%)	66.8	234^th of 793 public middle schools	70.5%		65.5	239^th of 784 public middle schools	69.5%	5								64.4	57.2	47.9				57.4	52.4	60.4		75.7	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249
Hendersonville Elementary	Public	K-5	1039 Randall Circle	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4752	330	24	14.0	32.1%	274 (83.0%)	13 (3.9%)	20 (6.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	90.2	112^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.2	74^th of 1502 public elementary schools	95.1%	38					80.4	85.5	86.3				60.7	74.5	86.3				84.3		$10,145	$1,115	$9,030
Henderson County Career Academy	Public	6-12	300 East Campus Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4629	151	18	8.6	66.9%	84 (55.6%)	7 (4.6%)	47 (31.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	11.1	584^th of 640 public high schools	8.8%		11.9	558^th of 626 public high schools	10.9%	26	22.9	23.3	36.7	16.4															$18,459	$955	$17,504
Fletcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Howard Gap Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-0580	482	30	15.8	52.7%	336 (69.7%)	20 (4.1%)	92 (19.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	68.9	428^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.4	433^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	71.2%	5					70.2	65.8	58.5				52.4	65.8	53.8				78.5		$10,006	$951	$9,055
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	Public	K-5	1985 Butler Bridge Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-3225	580	37	15.6	30.3%	461 (79.5%)	16 (2.8%)	64 (11.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.3%)	92.9	71^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.3%		92.7	83^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	94.5%	12					85.7	82.3	88.5				68.1	82.3	72.4				88.5		$9,247	$669	$8,577
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 N Clear Creek Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4760	484	33	14.7	69.6%	273 (56.4%)	20 (4.1%)	149 (30.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.4%)	69.7	409^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.8%		57.9	621^st of 1502 public elementary schools	58.7%	212					69.3	73.4	63.2				48.0	64.6	54.0				78.2		$9,070	$1,106	$7,964
Henderson County Early College	Public	9-12	300 East Campus Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4561	205	7	31.5	46.3%	117 (57.1%)	3 (1.5%)	65 (31.7%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	96.7	5^th of 640 public high schools	99.2%		94.7	30^th of 626 public high schools	95.2%	25	100.0	100.0	95.6	99.9															$7,590	$759	$6,832
Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2270 Sugarloaf Rd	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4600	416	29	14.1	81.0%	182 (43.8%)	15 (3.6%)	181 (43.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.3%)	35.5	1007^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.1%		44	867^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.3%	140					52.9	50.7	50.7				28.6	47.8	42.3				62.0		$10,601	$1,711	$8,890
Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4782	490	34	14.4	68.4%	259 (52.9%)	15 (3.1%)	181 (36.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	19 (3.9%)	23.9	1211^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.5%		33.1	1037^th of 1502 public elementary schools	31.0%	174					57.3	39.0	47.1				29.3	31.2	32.4				55.9		$10,217	$1,373	$8,844
Mills River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	94 School House Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6563	589	40	14.8	36.2%	487 (82.7%)	9 (1.5%)	60 (10.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.4%)	82.7	208^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.6	171^st of 1502 public elementary schools	88.6%	37					79.0	68.1	82.1				58.9	60.6	70.5				87.4		$9,074	$912	$8,162
Atkinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 Old Kanuga Road	Hendersonville	28739	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4755	317	22	14.7	47.3%	262 (82.6%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (11.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	77.9	280^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.4%		82	206^th of 1502 public elementary schools	86.3%	74					70.4	63.6	73.4				66.7	59.1	68.8				76.6		$9,752	$871	$8,881
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	191 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4775	706	48	14.7	69.8%	367 (52.0%)	25 (3.5%)	268 (38.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	28 (4.0%)	34.6	535^th of 793 public middle schools	32.5%		42.1	435^th of 784 public middle schools	44.5%	100								40.6	42.8	44.4				35.2	32.3	43.6		67.5	$8,914	$670	$8,244
Edneyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	439	30	14.5	70.8%	271 (61.7%)	5 (1.1%)	144 (32.8%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	36.9	979^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.0%		31.9	1058^th of 1502 public elementary schools	29.6%	79					67.7	45.9	46.5				41.5	41.0	46.5				52.3		$10,529	$1,426	$9,103
Dana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	690 Ridge Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7743	407	29	13.9	79.6%	176 (43.2%)	12 (2.9%)	209 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	23.7	1219^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.0%		32.9	1040^th of 1502 public elementary schools	30.8%	179					59.7	47.8	37.5				31.9	21.7	32.1				51.8		$10,155	$1,652	$8,503

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
The Mountain Community School	3.52 mi	1	50^th
FernLeaf Community Charter School	6.28 mi	1
Buncombe County Schools	8.51 mi	45	107^th
Polk County Schools	9.7 mi	7	30^th
Lake Lure Classical Academy	13.31 mi	1

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