Enrollment
161
North Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Asheville, NC
Asheville Peak Academy
Federal NCES profile for Asheville Peak Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370046903552Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 42
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Asheville Peak Academy earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median.
- #8 of 9
- elementary schools in Asheville · Resource Index
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 14.6:1
- students per teacher
- 161
- students enrolled
Asheville Peak Academy has class sizes near the North Carolina median. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Asheville Peak Academy ranks #8 of 9 elementary schools in Asheville, NC.
School address
District: Asheville Peak Academy · North Carolina
NCES ID 370046903552 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.6:1
vs 15.8:1 North Carolina avg
-8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Asheville Peak Academy compares with North Carolina and U.S. medians
What stands out at Asheville Peak Academy
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Asheville Peak Academy is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among North Carolina schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
No single support indicator dominates
Asheville Peak Academy's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Asheville Peak Academy is a small charter elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, enrolling 161 students.
At 14.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the North Carolina median, within a few percentage points of the 15.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of North Carolina schools, with 161 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,698 scored North Carolina schools.
Its student body is led by African American (68%) and Two or More (14%) (diversity index 51/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Asheville Peak Academy spends $26,256 per pupil, 114% above the North Carolina average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among Asheville's elementary schools, it stands alongside Koontz Intermediate (725 students): Asheville Peak Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (14.6:1 vs 16.9:1).
Asheville Peak Academy is a single-school charter district, so Asheville Peak Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 161 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of North Carolina's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Asheville Peak Academy compares
Asheville Peak Academy on the metrics families compare, against North Carolina and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs North Carolina | North Carolina avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.6:1 | ▼ 8% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 161 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.6:1
Leaner classes than 51% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
161
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
14.6:1
students per teacher
- 8% below state mean
Top 43% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
18.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$26,256
per pupil, district-wide
- above North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
African American 67.7%
Two or More 13.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.2%
White 7.5%
Largest group: African American at 67.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.5, Asheville Peak Academy is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Asheville Peak Academy, which includes Asheville Peak Academy.
$26,256
Per student
+114%
vs North Carolina
Avg $12,294
+49%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 67.7%
State 24.6%
Federal 7.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools in Asheville
6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Koontz Intermediate
Standard public school
725 students 16.9:1 students per teacher
West Buncombe Elementary
Standard public school
580 students 14.1:1 students per teacher
Eblen Intermediate
Standard public school
566 students 14.5:1 students per teacher
Evergreen Community Charter
Standard public school
430 students 14.3:1 students per teacher
Claxton Elementary
Standard public school
405 students 15:1 students per teacher
Emma Elementary
Standard public school
277 students 11.1:1 students per teacher
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of North Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~161 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Asheville Peak Academy
How many students attend Asheville Peak Academy?
Asheville Peak Academy has 161 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Asheville, NC.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Asheville Peak Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Asheville Peak Academy is 14.6:1, which is 8% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 7% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Asheville Peak Academy?
The largest demographic group at Asheville Peak Academy is African American at 67.7% of enrollment, in Asheville, NC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Asheville Peak Academy?
Asheville Peak Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Asheville Peak Academy rank among elementary schools in Asheville?
By Resource Investment Index, Asheville Peak Academy ranks #8 of 9 elementary schools in Asheville, NC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Asheville on the city page.
What other schools are in Asheville Peak Academy?
None; Asheville Peak Academy is a single-school charter district, and Asheville Peak Academy is its only campus.
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