Elementary school (grades K-5) · Asheville, NC

Evergreen Community Charter

Federal NCES profile for Evergreen Community Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 370007802430Charter school
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Evergreen Community Charter earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Carolina median.

#2 of 9
elementary schools in Asheville · Resource Index
58
Resource Index · Higher
14.3:1
students per teacher
430
students enrolled

Evergreen Community Charter has class sizes near the North Carolina median. Computed live against every North Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Community Charter ranks #2 of 9 elementary schools in Asheville, NC.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-4 students YoY

Evergreen Community Charter held near 437 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 30.3 → 28.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-4 students YoY 370007802430 · Asheville, NC Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

430 enr · 14.3:1 · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Cottonwood Community School (430 students)

Evergreen Community Charter held near 437 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-4 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 30.3 → 28.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Carolina schools → · Find another →

How Evergreen Community Charter compares

Evergreen Community Charter held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Carolina North Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.3:1 ▼ 9% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 430 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.3:1
Leaner classes than 54% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
430
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14.3:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 39% in North Carolina - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
14.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$12,698
per pupil, district-wide - above North Carolina avg of $12,294
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 215 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 82.1%
Two or More 9.1%
Hispanic or Latino 7.2%
Asian 1.2%
African American 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 82.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.2, Evergreen Community Charter is less mixed than the North Carolina school average of 56.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Evergreen Community Charter reports $12,698 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Asheville

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Evergreen Community Charter

How many students attend Evergreen Community Charter?

Evergreen Community Charter has 430 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Asheville, NC. CCD year-over-year: 441 (2022-23) → 437 (2023-24), nearly flat (-4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Community Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Evergreen Community Charter is 14.3:1, which is 9% lower than the North Carolina average of 15.8:1 and 9% 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 Evergreen Community Charter?

The largest demographic group at Evergreen Community Charter is White at 82.1% of enrollment, in Asheville, NC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Evergreen Community Charter?

Evergreen Community Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Evergreen Community Charter rank among elementary schools in Asheville?

By Resource Investment Index, Evergreen Community Charter ranks #2 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 Evergreen Community Charter?

None; Evergreen Community Charter is a single-school charter district, and Evergreen Community Charter is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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