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Community High School

Public Grades 7-12

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Community High School is a public high school located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 131 students. The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools district, which is ranked 125 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite its small size, Community High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 430 out of 469 schools in 2017-2018 to 619 out of 641 schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating poor overall performance. Compared to other high schools in the Buncombe County and Asheville City school districts, such as Erwin High, North Buncombe High, and Asheville High, Community High School significantly underperforms on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates.

One bright spot for Community High School is its performance with special education students, where the school ranked 183 out of 352 North Carolina high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the school's low test scores, high poverty levels, and relatively low per-student spending remain significant challenges that the district and school leadership will need to address to improve overall student outcomes.

127

Students ?

6.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,238

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Old US 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778

(828) 686-7734

District: Buncombe County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

African American:

22.0%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (17% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (56% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

619^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the Buncombe County Schools

125^th of 242Buncombe 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	619 of 641	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	619 of 640	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	605 of 626	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	543 of 621	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	559 of 594	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	430 of 469	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.4	469 of 476	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	459 of 507	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	488 of 531	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	475 of 505	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	458 of 502	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.2	495 of 506	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.6	466 of 499	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	414 of 490	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	417 of 477	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	377 of 453	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	345 of 431	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	587 of 610	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	598 of 602	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	581 of 588	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	509 of 594	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	469 of 475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	593 of 606	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	596 of 613	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	590 of 597	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	497 of 544	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	412 of 432	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	400 of 424	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	593 of 601	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	572 of 607	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	588 of 602	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	536 of 585	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	464 of 481	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	480 of 488	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	432 of 463	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	183 of 352	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	532 of 542	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	543 of 553	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	530 of 537	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	508 of 534	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	417 of 439	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	439 of 444	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	417 of 427	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+45 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II24%-35 vs state

Biology16%-33 vs state

Math III9%-58 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
Community High School	Public	7-12	235 Old US 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-7734	127	19	6.5	97.6%	77 (60.6%)	28 (22.0%)	13 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)	5.1	619^th of 641 public high schools	3.4%		4.9	619^th of 640 public high schools	3.3%		15.5	24.4		8.8	$22,238	$1,674	$20,564
Owen High	Public	9-12	99 Lake Eden Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 686-3852	649	43	15.1	98.0%	466 (71.8%)	25 (3.9%)	113 (17.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.9%)	43	350^th of 641 public high schools	45.4%		56.1	256^th of 640 public high schools	60.0%	94	35.5	62.1	28.8	70.8	$11,241	$694	$10,547
Reynolds High	Public	9-12	One Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-2500	1,169	65	17.9	99.0%	768 (65.7%)	133 (11.4%)	171 (14.6%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	75 (6.4%)	59.3	233^rd of 641 public high schools	63.7%		61.7	223^rd of 640 public high schools	65.2%	10	52.8	65.0	40.6	78.2	$9,315	$663	$8,652
Silsa	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2700	332	14	23.9	39.2%	214 (64.5%)	64 (19.3%)	35 (10.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	76.9	145^th of 641 public high schools	77.4%		64.4	209^th of 640 public high schools	67.3%	64	68.4	81.1	52.6	79.8	$7,028	$199	$6,830
Asheville High	Public	9-12	419 McDowell Street	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 350-2500	1,221	89	13.7	41.3%	804 (65.8%)	173 (14.2%)	121 (9.9%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	90 (7.4%)	53.4	270^th of 641 public high schools	57.9%		45.6	327^th of 640 public high schools	48.9%	57	55.7	69.8	32.6	62.1	$14,811	$688	$14,123
Early College	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	271	11	24.8	98.9%	138 (50.9%)	10 (3.7%)	110 (40.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	90.6	71^st of 641 public high schools	88.9%		88.6	94^th of 640 public high schools	85.3%	23	80.4	94.3	66.7	96.4	$7,736	$216	$7,520
Center for Career Innovation	Public	9-12	340 Victoria Road	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4123	41	4	10.2	43.9%	27 (65.9%)	3 (7.3%)	9 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	27.1	480^th of 641 public high schools	25.1%					(n/a)	27.3		33.3		$10,465	$251	$10,214
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Public	9-12	175 Bingham Rd Ste 10	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 271-4521	372	17	21.8	98.7%	307 (82.5%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.3%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)								(n/a)	92.2				$7,222	$451	$6,771
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
Erwin High	Public	9-12	60 Lees Creek Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 232-4251	1,013	69	14.6	99.7%	481 (47.5%)	94 (9.3%)	359 (35.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.3%)	47 (4.6%)	17.7	541^st of 641 public high schools	15.6%		19.8	516^th of 640 public high schools	19.4%	25	32.5	39.3	10.4	45.9	$10,603	$744	$9,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Community High School

How many students attend Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended Community High School.

Is Community High School a good school?

Community High School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Community High School?

Students at Community High School are 61% White, 22% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Community High School in?

Buncombe County Schools

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