Ashe County Schools
A public school district in Jefferson, North Carolina, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,676
- Students enrolled
- 174.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,547
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,676 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,622nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 86th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,547 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ashe County Schools spent $15,471 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,334 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,471 | $41.7 million | 2,698 |
| FY2023 | $14,547 | $39.9 million | 2,743 |
| FY2022 | $13,780 | $38.1 million | 2,768 |
| FY2021 | $12,012 | $34.4 million | 2,865 |
| FY2020 | $11,272 | $33.9 million | 3,005 |
| FY2019 | $11,171 | $34.1 million | 3,049 |
| FY2018 | $10,721 | $32.7 million | 3,047 |
| FY2017 | $10,272 | $31.8 million | 3,095 |
| FY2016 | $10,012 | $31.8 million | 3,175 |
| FY2015 | $9,697 | $31.4 million | 3,240 |
| FY2014 | $9,658 | $30.7 million | 3,174 |
| FY2013 | $9,290 | $30.8 million | 3,316 |
| FY2012 | $9,242 | $30.3 million | 3,277 |
| FY2011 | $9,202 | $30.3 million | 3,297 |
| FY2010 | $9,319 | $31.1 million | 3,339 |
| FY2009 | $9,036 | $31.9 million | 3,533 |
| FY2008 | $8,949 | $28.9 million | 3,231 |
| FY2007 | $8,885 | $29.3 million | 3,301 |
| FY2006 | $8,502 | $27.8 million | 3,266 |
| FY2005 | $8,334 | $26.7 million | 3,208 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.3 million | 19.6% |
| State | $26.5 million | 62.2% |
| Local | $7.8 million | 18.2% |
| Total | $42.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ashe County Early College High | 143 |
| Ashe County High | 767 |
| Ashe County Middle | 401 |
| Blue Ridge Elementary | 348 |
| Mountain View Elementary | 566 |
| Westwood Elementary | 451 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 3700210
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Data retrieved