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Nesbitt Discovery Academy

Regular School · Asheville, NC

Nesbitt Discovery Academy is a regular school school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 372 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.9:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
372
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 307 83%
Hispanic/Latino 31 8%
Asian 16 4%
Two or more races 12 3%
Black or African American 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 372 198M / 174F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency >=90% 41.9% 42
Reading Proficiency >=95% 46.9% 95
Science Proficiency >=90% 50
4-Year Graduation Rate >=95%

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (11)
128 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
249 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
88
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
13
3.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
9
2.4% 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.) 372 100%

Contact & Location

175 Bingham Rd Ste 10

Asheville, NC 28806

Phone: (828)271-4521

http://mlnda.buncombeschools.org/

District

Buncombe County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,530

District enrollment: 22,091

NCES ID

370045003320

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