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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

+33.2% (+$4,927) 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

Category

This Town (Asheville)

This State (NC)

# Schools

21 Schools

882 Schools

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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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# Students

2,787 Students

137,066 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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% 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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# American Indian Students

6 Students

641 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

62 Students

4,215 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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# Hispanic Students

148 Students

5,804 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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# Black Students

102 Students

9,651 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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# White Students

1,887 Students

79,836 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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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

496 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

595 Students

34,479 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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# Teachers

355 Teachers

13,671 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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% 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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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

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	10	11	13
2024	10	10	12
2023	13	10	11
2022	12	10	11
2021	11	10	11
2020	11	10	11
2019	13	10	11
2018	13	10	11
2017	12	10	10
2016	12	10	10
2015	12	10	10

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Average SAT score

1138

(Out of 1600)

1207

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	1138	1210	1233
2024	1138	1208	1230
2023	1247	1213	1228
2022	1218	1213	1229
2021	1218	1208	1229
2020	1218	1225	1226
2019	1218	1219	1226
2018	1218	1215	1226
2017	1228	1217	1233
2016	1187	1284	1306
2015	1187	1289	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	22	26	26
2024	22	26	26
2023	28	26	26
2022	27	26	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	25	25
2016	27	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$19,757

$13,302

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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	$20,289	$11,105	$13,254
2023	$23,526	$10,360	$12,626
2022	$19,273	$9,667	$12,187
2021	$17,962	$9,687	$11,800
2020	$17,612	$9,867	$11,512
2019	$20,765	$9,799	$11,293
2018	$21,795	$9,218	$11,017
2017	$17,660	$8,839	$10,708
2016	$16,927	$8,755	$10,356
2015	$14,830	$9,160	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$650

$743

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$650	$737	$1,152
2024	$650	$697	$1,128
2023	$825	$645	$1,156
2022	$250	$644	$1,102
2021	$250	$617	$1,125
2020	$250	$762	$1,217
2019	$250	$619	$1,305

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Average % on Financial Aid

23%

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

$5,525

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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

$46.06 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$69 M	$47 M	$60 M
2024	$69 M	$19 M	$59 M
2023	$48 M	$18 M	$71 M
2022	$48 M	$19 M	$76 M
2021	$48 M	$22 M	$71 M
2020	$48 M	$24 M	$74 M
2019	$48 M	$23 M	$78 M
2018	$48 M	$16 M	$67 M
2017	$49 M	$49 M	$83 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

65%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
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%
2015	78%	88%	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 Eliada Academy, Asheville School, and Blue Ridge Montessori 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 $13,302.

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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