At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
12,619
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
23
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$11,579
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,462
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 12,722
- Teachers (FTE)
- 949
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
What current records say about Henderson County Schools
Henderson County Schools operates 23 current public-school records serving grades PK–13 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. NCES reports 12,619 students and 847.73 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 28 of 121 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $11,579 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,462 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 103 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 11.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 847.73
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $149,328,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Henderson County Schools
Hendersonville, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.3159, -82.4644
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White59.6%
- Hispanic29.7%
- Black3.4%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
- Multiracial4.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Henderson County Schools
23 current directory entries
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Showing 1–23 of 23 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley Middle | Middle06–08 | 820 | 15:1 | |
| Atkinson Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 288 | 13.3:1 | |
| Bruce Drysdale Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 473 | 14.6:1 | |
| Clear Creek Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 435 | 14.3:1 | |
| Dana Elementary | Elementary01–05 | 403 | 13.7:1 | |
| East Henderson High | High09–12 | 932 | 15.3:1 | |
| Edneyville Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 405 | 13.3:1 | |
| Etowah Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 302 | 13.9:1 | |
| Flat Rock Middle | Middle06–08 | 748 | 16.9:1 | |
| Fletcher Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 434 | 15.4:1 | |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 562 | 16:1 | |
| Henderson County Career Academy | High09–12 | 114 | 6.5:1 | |
| Henderson County Early College | High09–13 | 197 | 31.5:1 | |
| Hendersonville Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 323 | 14.4:1 | |
| Hendersonville High | High09–12 | 794 | 17:1 | |
| Hendersonville Middle | Middle06–08 | 540 | 14.5:1 | |
| Hillandale Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 483 | 14:1 | |
| Mills River Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 608 | 15.6:1 | |
| North Henderson High | High09–12 | 1,052 | 15.3:1 | |
| Rugby Middle | Middle06–08 | 849 | 16.6:1 | |
| Sugarloaf Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 415 | 13.6:1 | |
| Upward Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 389 | 13.5:1 | |
| West Henderson High | High09–12 | 1,053 | 16:1 |