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Charter · Grades 5–12 · 717 students
Enka High
475 Enka Lake Road, Candler, NC 28715
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,051
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Buncombe County Schools
Buncombe County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Enka High
Enka High is a public high school in Candler, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Buncombe County Schools. The school is located in a large suburb in Buncombe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,051 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,051 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 13
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Buncombe County Schools
- County
- Buncombe County
- NCES school ID
- 370045000147
Schools near Enka High
All 8 schools in Candler →
Mount Pisqah Academy
Private · Grades 9–12 · 96 students
Erwin High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,013 students
Center for Career Innovation
Public · Grades 9–13 · 41 students
Early College
Public · Grades 9–13 · 271 students
Asheville High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,221 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.