At $26,256 per pupil, Asheville Peak Academy ranks #2 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Asheville Peak Academy operates 1 public schools serving 90 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Buncombe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,256 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 328 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.7% local, 24.6% state, and 7.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 18.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Asheville Peak Academy, enrolling 161 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Asheville Peak Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Asheville Peak Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Asheville Peak Academy a distant remainder — means Asheville Peak Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Asheville Peak Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 18.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Asheville Peak Academy is typically wider than the Asheville Peak Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Asheville Peak Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 90 students.
How much does Asheville Peak Academy spend per student?
Asheville Peak Academy spends $26,256 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Asheville Peak Academy?
Asheville Peak Academy students are 67.7% African American, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.