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Henderson County Career Academy

Public Grades 6-12

540^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Henderson County Career Academy is a public high school located in Flat Rock, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 147 students. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Henderson County Schools district, Henderson County Career Academy consistently underperforms the district and state averages in end-of-course (EOC) assessments across subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been below 90% in recent years, ranging from 85.5% to 93.6%, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.1% to 97.96% in recent years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

In comparison, the nearby high schools, such as West Henderson High, North Henderson High, Hendersonville High, and East Henderson High, generally outperform Henderson County Career Academy in academic metrics. Within the same district, Henderson County Early College stands out as a high-performing school, ranking among the top 30 high schools in North Carolina with significantly higher proficiency rates and a 100% four-year graduation rate.

114

Students ?

6.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,459

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East Campus Drive
Flat Rock, NC 28731

(828) 697-4629

District: Henderson County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Math III scores 37 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg53%

540^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Henderson County Schools

86^th of 242Henderson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2013	7.6	636 of 673	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	515 of 662	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.0	619 of 648	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	612 of 640	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	593 of 630	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	480 of 620	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	523 of 606	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	554 of 598	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	540 of 641	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	584 of 640	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	558 of 626	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	581 of 621	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	536 of 594	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	477 of 514	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	452 of 469	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	446 of 476	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.3	464 of 507	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	468 of 531	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	425 of 505	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	438 of 502	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	471 of 506	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	453 of 499	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.4	464 of 490	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	438 of 477	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	417 of 453	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	401 of 431	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	161 of 330	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	422 of 610	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	551 of 602	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	538 of 588	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	554 of 594	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	279 of 475	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.3	465 of 475	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	436 of 449	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	446 of 449	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	434 of 436	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	364 of 370	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	354 of 354	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	532 of 606	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	583 of 613	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	565 of 597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	499 of 544	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	379 of 432	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	426 of 446	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	410 of 424	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	571 of 601	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	564 of 607	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	540 of 602	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	552 of 585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	456 of 481	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	467 of 488	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	461 of 463	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	496 of 542	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	521 of 553	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	501 of 537	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	516 of 534	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	422 of 439	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	432 of 444	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.3	423 of 427	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+45 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II50%-10 vs state

Biology32%-16 vs state

Math III30%-37 vs state

Math I18%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	114	18	6.4	97.4%	71 (62.3%)	3 (2.6%)	33 (28.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	17.7	540^th of 641 public high schools	15.8%		11.1	584^th of 640 public high schools	8.8%	44	32.1	50.0	18.2	29.5	$18,459	$955	$17,504
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	197	6	31.5	50.3%	113 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (33.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	95.6	13^th of 641 public high schools	98.0%		96.7	5^th of 640 public high schools	99.2%	8	88.2	95.5	95.6		$7,590	$759	$6,832
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	932	61	15.2	62.7%	472 (50.6%)	18 (1.9%)	378 (40.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	43 (4.6%)	49.3	307^th of 641 public high schools	52.1%		40.9	366^th of 640 public high schools	42.8%	59	49.8	57.9	52.3	57.2	$9,768	$724	$9,044
Hendersonville High	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Boulevard	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4802	794	47	16.9	44.3%	471 (59.3%)	69 (8.7%)	189 (23.8%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	46 (5.8%)	54.9	265^th of 641 public high schools	58.7%		56.4	250^th of 640 public high schools	60.9%	15	52.0	74.6	33.3	66.5	$8,966	$700	$8,266
North Henderson High	Public	9-12	35 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4500	1,052	69	15.3	60.6%	493 (46.9%)	34 (3.2%)	458 (43.5%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.6%)	66.3	194^th of 641 public high schools	69.7%		53.9	275^th of 640 public high schools	57.0%	81	50.7	68.7	52.7	82.7	$8,718	$586	$8,132
West Henderson High	Public	9-12	3600 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6571	1,053	66	15.9	36.3%	800 (76.0%)	26 (2.5%)	162 (15.4%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)	63.6	210^th of 641 public high schools	67.2%		70.1	179^th of 640 public high schools	72.0%	31	58.1	69.0	49.7	72.2	$8,614	$457	$8,157
Polk County High School	Public	9-12	1681 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2525	596	32	18.5	99.5%	433 (72.7%)	42 (7.0%)	93 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	52	280^th of 641 public high schools	56.3%		50.8	292^nd of 640 public high schools	54.4%	12	48.2	66.9	34.2	70.7	$12,130	$897	$11,232
Polk County Early College	Public	9-12	1545 East NC 108 Hwy	Columbus	28722	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 894-2698	52	3	18.9	94.2%	46 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	90.8	70^th of 641 public high schools	89.1%		94.8	29^th of 640 public high schools	95.5%	41		100.0		91.7	$9,557	$127	$9,430
Roberson High	Public	9-12	250 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1765	1,479	86	17.2	99.7%	756 (51.1%)	179 (12.1%)	382 (25.8%)	43 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (7.2%)	56.2	255^th of 641 public high schools	60.2%		53.3	280^th of 640 public high schools	56.3%	25	55.0	70.2	34.3	68.4	$10,511	$1,345	$9,166
Davidson River School	Public	6-12	970 Ecusta Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-9567	61	9	6.7	91.8%	44 (72.1%)	2 (3.3%)	6 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)	11.9	587^th of 641 public high schools	8.4%					(n/a)		33.3	13.3		$16,825	$1,735	$15,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson County Career Academy

What district is Henderson County Career Academy in?

Henderson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Henderson County Career Academy?

Students at Henderson County Career Academy are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Henderson County Career Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Henderson County Career Academy.

Is Henderson County Career Academy a good school?

Henderson County Career Academy ranks in the bottom 15.8% of North Carolina high schools.

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