Henderson County Schools
A public school district in Hendersonville, North Carolina, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,619
- Students enrolled
- 847.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,579
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,619 in 2024–25
- Ranks 674th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 28th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,579 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 13% 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
Henderson County Schools spent $11,579 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,060 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,579 | $149.3 million | 12,896 |
| FY2022 | $11,469 | $146.4 million | 12,768 |
| FY2021 | $10,038 | $130.3 million | 12,978 |
| FY2020 | $9,465 | $126.8 million | 13,396 |
| FY2019 | $9,425 | $126.1 million | 13,378 |
| FY2018 | $8,832 | $119.4 million | 13,520 |
| FY2017 | $8,649 | $116.9 million | 13,515 |
| FY2016 | $8,408 | $115.2 million | 13,698 |
| FY2015 | $8,212 | $112.9 million | 13,743 |
| FY2014 | $8,096 | $109.2 million | 13,489 |
| FY2013 | $8,121 | $110.2 million | 13,564 |
| FY2012 | $8,005 | $108.3 million | 13,536 |
| FY2011 | $8,199 | $110.5 million | 13,472 |
| FY2010 | $8,182 | $109.6 million | 13,397 |
| FY2009 | $8,007 | $106.9 million | 13,357 |
| FY2008 | $7,667 | $98.9 million | 12,901 |
| FY2007 | $7,620 | $98.4 million | 12,909 |
| FY2006 | $7,242 | $92.7 million | 12,801 |
| FY2005 | $7,060 | $88.4 million | 12,520 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $26.3 million | 16.8% |
| State | $92.1 million | 58.9% |
| Local | $38.0 million | 24.3% |
| Total | $156.4 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
23 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Apple Valley Middle | 820 |
| Atkinson Elementary | 288 |
| Bruce Drysdale Elementary | 473 |
| Clear Creek Elementary | 435 |
| Dana Elementary | 403 |
| East Henderson High | 932 |
| Edneyville Elementary | 405 |
| Etowah Elementary | 302 |
| Flat Rock Middle | 748 |
| Fletcher Elementary | 434 |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary | 562 |
| Henderson County Career Academy | 114 |
| Henderson County Early College | 197 |
| Hendersonville Elementary | 323 |
| Hendersonville High | 794 |
| Hendersonville Middle | 540 |
| Hillandale Elementary | 483 |
| Mills River Elementary | 608 |
| North Henderson High | 1,052 |
| Rugby Middle | 849 |
| Sugarloaf Elementary | 415 |
| Upward Elementary | 389 |
| West Henderson High | 1,053 |
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
- 3702100
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved