Avery County High

Virtual

Regular School · Newland, NC

Avery County High is a regular school school in Newland, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 542 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.3:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

542

Teachers (FTE)

26.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	423	78%
Hispanic/Latino	92	17%
Two or more races	20	4%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Black or African American	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	542	291M / 251F

English Language Learners: 34 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	41.9%	103
Reading Proficiency	65-69%	46.9%	124
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	91
4-Year Graduation Rate	90-94%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (11)

86 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

99 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

120

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

156

28.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	542	100%

Contact & Location

401 Avery County High School R

Newland, NC 28657

Phone: (828)733-0151

http://www.averyschools.net/schools/ahs.aspx

District

Avery County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,481

District enrollment: 1,904

Other Schools in District

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28657) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370030000081

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD