North Buncombe High

North Buncombe High

Public High School | Grade 9-12
890 Clarks Chapel Rd,  Weaverville, NC
Buncombe County Schools
3.7
2.2
978 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Dr Samantha Sircey
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1190
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
82%
Reading Proficiency
68%
Average GPA
3.66
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
B+
Teachers
B-
College Prep
C+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.66
Reading Proficiency
68%
Math Proficiency
82%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
58
Full Time Teachers
58
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1190
Math
590
Verbal
600
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
25
Reading
25
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
14
AP Pass Rate
55.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
252:1

Student Diversity

Female
52.1%
Male
47.9%
White
77.8%
Hispanic
17.3%
Two or more races
3%
Black
1.2%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Western Carolina University 187 Students
Appalachian State University 162 Students
North Carolina State University 143 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 130 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 89 Students
University of North Carolina Asheville 80 Students
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 79 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 67 Students
East Tennessee State University 64 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington 55 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 58 Students
Biology 53 Students
Business 45 Students
Psychology 39 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 28 Students
Chemistry 24 Students
Criminology 21 Students
Education 16 Students
Pre-Law Studies 16 Students
Engineering 15 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 131 Reviews
4.0 Junior
11/21/2024
It has been pretty good. I don't think I would change anything except for the lack of diversity. Overall staff and admin are very kind and interact with you on a daily. School lunch is pretty good comparatively to other schools in the area. Personally I'm a huge fan of the AP history program as well as the science department.
4.0 Senior
2/29/2024
I love going to North Buncombe, but I wish that we offered more classes. I want to be able to take a class going towards my major. Even so, the teachers here are amazing and all of them are amazing.
3.0 Junior
1/7/2024
I have been attending North Buncombe High School for 3 years now. Our school is really good with academics and offers a lot of diverse classes to take. Our school offers a lot of advanced placement classes. The administration is amazing, they truly care about each and every student. There is a huge issue with the cleanliness of the restrooms. There is also a lot of students that vape and or smoke in the bathrooms.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.2 9 Reviews
1.0 parent
11/22/2022
they like to pick on me and i get in trouble for the stupidest things here
2.0 parent
11/30/2017
they have really bad communication between faculty and parents, also they are very money hungry..the school charges for everything. After school make up time is $5 a day,& you have to provide your own transportation. Even when the child brings in doctors note, the time missed is still counted agains...
5.0 student
6/27/2017
My experience so far at this school has been great. I love the band program, which has been given the opportunity to go to Normandy, France in 2019. There are only 4 bands in the US that have been selected to honor our veterans at the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. All of my teachers have cared for each...
2.0 parent
1/27/2017
No one at the school can return phone calls. It is really hard to find out what is going on with your child when they don't care enough to return your call. No one is available when you drop by either. I am not really sure what they do all day. I guess they only care about the popular kids.

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