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Asheville, North Carolina Private Schools (Closed)

Light Of Wisdom School

Gr: NS-5 | 9 students

Alternative School

2 Science Of Mind Way

Asheville, NC 28806

(828) 253-2325

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Montessori Elementary School of Asheville

Gr: 1-6 | 48 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Montessori School

235 Weaverville Road

Asheville, NC 28804

(828) 367-0259

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New City Christian School

Gr: K-5 | 37 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Christian

216 Shelburne Road

Asheville, NC 28806

(828) 252-8173

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Providence Christian Academy

Gr: PK-6 | 134 students

African Methodist Episcopal

48 Woodland Hills Rd

Asheville, NC 28804

(828) 658-8964

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Asheville, NC Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-12.5% (-3 schools) 10-yr

2,787

Students

+3.5% (+93 students) 10-yr

$19,757

Avg. Tuition

+40.8% (+$5,729) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+16.7% (+2 students) 10-yr

13%

Students of Color

+30.0% (+3.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-11.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Asheville, NC Total Schools
2025	21
2024	23
2023	24
2022	20
2021	21
2020	22
2019	24
2018	24
2017	21
2016	23
2015	24

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Private schools down 2 in Asheville, falling from 23 in 2016 to 21 in 2025.

# Students

2,787 Students

137,057 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	135	179	179
2024	129	171	172
2023	139	169	174
2022	143	173	185
2021	139	166	180
2020	135	157	171
2019	139	162	175
2018	134	158	172
2017	135	175	180
2016	126	172	178
2015	112	164	167

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Private school size rose 9 in Asheville, from 126 students in 2016 to 135 in 2025.

% Students of Color

13%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	14%	24%	34%
2024	14%	23%	34%
2023	13%	23%	33%
2022	14%	21%	33%
2021	14%	21%	32%
2020	12%	20%	32%
2019	14%	20%	31%
2018	14%	19%	31%
2017	13%	21%	32%
2016	13%	21%	32%
2015	10%	21%	32%

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0.50

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	0.50	0.58	0.65
2024	0.52	0.58	0.65
2023	0.55	0.58	0.65
2022	0.55	0.56	0.64
2021	0.55	0.55	0.64
2020	0.56	0.54	0.64
2019	0.54	0.53	0.63
2018	0.53	0.53	0.63
2017	0.52	0.51	0.61
2016	0.52	0.51	0.61
2015	0.47	0.50	0.61

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Diversity score down 6 points in Asheville private schools, falling from 0.56 in 2020 to 0.50 in 2025 while North Carolina rose to 0.58.

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# American Indian Students

6 Students

641 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

62 Students

4,214 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	3%	4%	5%
2024	2%	4%	5%
2023	2%	4%	5%
2022	2%	3%	4%
2021	2%	3%	4%
2020	2%	4%	4%
2019	3%	3%	4%
2018	2%	3%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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Asian share up 1 point in Asheville private schools, rising from 2% in 2016 to 3% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

148 Students

5,799 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	5%	5%	9%
2024	5%	5%	9%
2023	3%	4%	9%
2022	3%	3%	8%
2021	3%	3%	9%
2020	3%	3%	9%
2019	2%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	2%	2%	8%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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Hispanic share up 3 points in Asheville private schools, rising from 2% in 2016 to 5% in 2025 while North Carolina also reached 5%.

# Black Students

102 Students

9,646 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	4%	7%	7%
2024	3%	7%	7%
2023	3%	7%	8%
2022	2%	7%	7%
2021	2%	7%	7%
2020	4%	7%	8%
2019	3%	7%	7%
2018	3%	7%	7%
2017	3%	6%	7%
2016	4%	7%	7%
2015	3%	7%	8%

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Black enrollment up 1 point in Asheville private schools, rising from 3% in 2024 to 4% in 2025.

# White Students

1,887 Students

79,795 Students

% White Students

68%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	67%	59%	52%
2024	65%	60%	52%
2023	60%	59%	52%
2022	58%	62%	54%
2021	58%	63%	54%
2020	56%	64%	54%
2019	60%	64%	56%
2018	62%	65%	56%
2017	62%	66%	58%
2016	62%	66%	58%
2015	69%	67%	58%

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White students up 5 points in Asheville private schools, from 62% in 2016 to 67% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

496 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

595 Students

34,452 Students

% of Others Students

21%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	21%	25%	26%
2024	25%	24%	26%
2023	32%	26%	25%
2022	35%	25%	25%
2021	35%	24%	25%
2020	35%	22%	24%
2019	32%	23%	24%
2018	30%	22%	23%
2017	30%	23%	22%
2016	30%	23%	22%
2015	24%	21%	21%

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Other-race share down 14 points in Asheville private schools, falling from 35% in 2021 to 21% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

355 Teachers

13,713 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	8:1	10:1	11:1
2024	9:1	10:1	11:1
2023	9:1	10:1	11:1
2022	9:1	10:1	11:1
2021	9:1	10:1	11:1
2020	9:1	10:1	12:1
2019	8:1	10:1	12:1
2018	8:1	10:1	12:1
2017	9:1	10:1	12:1
2016	9:1	10:1	12:1
2015	9:1	10:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 1 in Asheville private schools, from 9:1 in 2016 to 8:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

45%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	39%	47%	55%
2024	39%	47%	54%
2023	45%	48%	54%
2022	45%	47%	54%
2021	45%	48%	54%
2020	45%	47%	54%
2019	45%	46%	53%
2018	45%	45%	53%
2017	38%	44%	53%
2016	35%	42%	52%
2015	48%	43%	52%

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Advanced degrees up 4 points in Asheville private schools, from 35% in 2016 to 39% in 2025, while North Carolina rose from 42% to 47%.

Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	14	15	15
2024	14	15	15
2023	14	15	15
2022	14	15	15
2021	14	15	15
2020	14	15	15
2019	14	15	15
2018	13	15	15
2017	13	15	15
2016	13	15	15
2015	12	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

7 courses

11 courses

Average SAT score

1138

(Out of 1600)

1207

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$19,757

$12,013

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$19,550	$13,414	$15,012
2024	$19,216	$13,074	$14,622
2023	$17,188	$12,542	$14,057
2022	$17,034	$11,992	$13,504
2021	$16,866	$11,834	$13,232
2020	$16,536	$11,950	$12,915
2019	$16,448	$11,845	$12,656
2018	$16,241	$11,374	$12,363
2017	$16,060	$11,152	$12,049
2016	$15,393	$10,842	$11,633
2015	$14,028	$10,411	$11,174

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Tuition up $4,157 in Asheville private schools, rising from $15,393 in 2016 to $19,550 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$650

$743

Average % on Financial Aid

29%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	21%	30%	34%
2024	21%	28%	34%
2023	21%	28%	34%
2022	20%	27%	33%
2021	20%	27%	33%
2020	21%	25%	32%
2019	23%	24%	31%
2018	21%	21%	30%
2017	19%	21%	30%
2016	17%	20%	29%
2015	23%	20%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,017

$5,559

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$2,500	$5,515	$7,073
2024	$2,500	$5,459	$6,930
2023	$6,571	$5,483	$6,469
2022	$6,314	$4,974	$6,289
2021	$6,314	$4,960	$6,055
2020	$6,917	$5,013	$5,921
2019	$8,406	$5,020	$5,795
2018	$9,107	$4,398	$5,456
2017	$7,960	$4,773	$5,319
2016	$8,260	$4,840	$5,105
2015	$6,860	$4,885	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$67.9 million

$16.29 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

72%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)

Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	65%	81%	81%
2024	73%	86%	85%
2023	73%	87%	85%
2022	73%	87%	85%
2021	73%	86%	85%
2020	73%	86%	85%
2019	73%	86%	85%
2018	73%	86%	85%
2017	73%	86%	85%
2016	73%	87%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Asheville, NC?

The private schools in Asheville, NC include Asheville School, Blue Ridge Montessori School, and Carolina Day School.

How many private schools are located in Asheville?

21 private schools are located in Asheville.

How much do private schools cost in Asheville?

The average tuition cost is $19,757, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $12,013.

How diverse are private schools in Asheville?

Asheville private schools are approximately 13% minority students, which is lower than the North Carolina private school average of 24%.

What percentage of students in Asheville go to private school?

14% of all K-12 students in Asheville are educated in private schools (compared to the NC state average of 8%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Asheville?

33% of private schools in Asheville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private schools in Asheville are often viewed compared to one another?

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