Best Asheville Private Elementary Schools (2026)

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Asheville, North Carolina Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Light Of Wisdom School (Closed 2019)

Alternative School

2 Science Of Mind Way
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 253-2325

Gr: NS-5 | 9 students

Montessori Elementary School of Asheville (Closed 2021)

Montessori School

235 Weaverville Road
Asheville, NC 28804
(828) 367-0259

Gr: 1-6 | 48 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition listed

New City Christian School (Closed 2024)

(Christian)

216 Shelburne Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 252-8173

Gr: K-5 | 37 students Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed

Providence Christian Academy (Closed 2015)

(African Methodist Episcopal)

48 Woodland Hills Rd
Asheville, NC 28804
(828) 658-8964

Gr: PK-6 | 134 students

Overview

This Town (Asheville)

This State (NC)

# Schools

14 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Asheville, NC Total Schools
2025	14
2024	16
2023	17
2022	15
2021	16
2020	17
2019	18
2018	18
2017	16
2016	17
2015	19

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Student Body:

# Students

2,296 Students

122,911 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	164	194	199
2024	152	185	192
2023	148	182	193
2022	155	187	205
2021	148	179	201
2020	143	169	188
2019	149	175	193
2018	143	170	190
2017	144	190	199
2016	138	186	196
2015	118	175	183

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% Average Students of Color

14%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	14%	23%	33%
2024	14%	22%	32%
2023	13%	23%	32%
2022	14%	21%	32%
2021	14%	21%	31%
2020	12%	20%	31%
2019	12%	20%	31%
2018	12%	18%	30%
2017	13%	21%	31%
2016	13%	21%	31%
2015	9%	21%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

288 Teachers

12,436 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	8:1	10:1	11:1
2024	8:1	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	11:1
2019	8:1	10:1	11:1
2018	8:1	10:1	11:1
2017	9:1	10:1	11:1
2016	9:1	10:1	12:1
2015	9:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

33%

46%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	33%	46%	54%
2024	33%	46%	54%
2023	33%	47%	53%
2022	33%	46%	53%
2021	33%	47%	53%
2020	33%	46%	53%
2019	35%	45%	52%
2018	35%	43%	52%
2017	20%	42%	51%
2016	15%	40%	51%
2015	34%	41%	50%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	15	15	16
2024	15	15	15
2023	15	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	15	15	15
2020	15	15	15
2019	15	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

10 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	10	10	12
2024	10	10	11
2023	10	10	10
2022	10	10	10
2021	9	9	10
2020	9	10	10
2019	12	10	10
2018	12	9	10
2017	10	9	10
2016	10	9	9
2015	10	9	9

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Average SAT score

1138

(Out of 1600)

1206

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	1,138	1,206	1,236
2024	1,138	1,204	1,233
2023	1,125	1,205	1,231
2022	1,125	1,207	1,232
2021	1,125	1,203	1,232
2020	1,125	1,222	1,229
2019	1,125	1,217	1,230
2018	1,125	1,210	1,227
2017	1,187	1,211	1,232
2016	1,187	1,285	1,292
2015	1,187	1,290	1,244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	22	26	26
2024	22	25	26

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,484

$12,465

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	$14,484	$12,711	$14,043
2024	$14,343	$10,573	$12,357
2023	$13,989	$9,527	$11,693
2022	$13,790	$9,031	$11,199
2021	$13,001	$9,120	$10,824
2020	$12,607	$8,985	$10,496
2019	$16,667	$8,927	$10,300
2018	$17,314	$8,584	$10,056
2017	$8,350	$8,130	$9,712
2016	$8,225	$8,064	$9,307
2015	$7,150	$8,521	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$275

$772

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	$275	$747	$1,115
2024	$275	$721	$1,094
2023	$250	$660	$1,136
2022	$250	$670	$1,075
2021	$250	$642	$1,028
2020	$250	$815	$1,130
2019	$250	$666	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

23%

30%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	23%	30%	34%
2024	23%	28%	33%
2023	23%	27%	33%
2022	23%	26%	32%
2021	23%	26%	32%
2020	25%	24%	31%
2019	27%	23%	30%
2018	26%	21%	29%
2017	23%	21%	29%
2016	20%	20%	28%
2015	33%	20%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,980

$5,232

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	$2,980	$5,194	$6,227
2024	$2,980	$5,134	$6,113
2023	$2,980	$4,840	$5,785
2022	$2,620	$4,359	$5,514
2021	$2,620	$4,318	$5,269
2020	$2,600	$4,200	$5,141
2019	$5,548	$4,234	$5,007
2018	$5,886	$4,110	$4,752
2017	$2,067	$4,389	$4,582
2016	$2,067	$4,409	$4,396
2015	$2,067	$4,576	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

65%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	65%	80%	81%
2024	80%	86%	85%
2023	80%	86%	85%
2022	80%	87%	85%
2021	80%	86%	86%
2020	80%	86%	86%
2019	80%	86%	85%
2018	79%	86%	85%
2017	79%	86%	86%
2016	79%	87%	85%
2015	88%	88%	86%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.50

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	0.50	0.57	0.64
2024	0.52	0.56	0.64
2023	0.52	0.57	0.63
2022	0.54	0.54	0.62
2021	0.54	0.53	0.62
2020	0.55	0.52	0.62
2019	0.51	0.50	0.61
2018	0.50	0.50	0.60
2017	0.50	0.49	0.59
2016	0.50	0.48	0.59
2015	0.43	0.48	0.58

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# American Indian Students

5 Students

613 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

40 Students

3,946 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	5%
2024	2%	3%	5%
2023	2%	4%	5%
2022	1%	4%	5%
2021	1%	3%	5%
2020	1%	3%	5%
2019	2%	3%	4%
2018	2%	3%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

144 Students

5,316 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	6%	4%	9%
2024	6%	4%	9%
2023	4%	4%	9%
2022	4%	3%	8%
2021	4%	3%	9%
2020	4%	4%	9%
2019	3%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	2%	2%	8%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

76 Students

9,204 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	3%	8%	8%
2024	3%	8%	8%
2023	3%	8%	8%
2022	2%	7%	7%
2021	2%	8%	8%
2020	4%	8%	8%
2019	3%	7%	8%
2018	3%	7%	8%
2017	3%	7%	7%
2016	3%	7%	8%
2015	3%	7%	8%

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# White Students

1,560 Students

74,607 Students

% White Students

68%

61%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	68%	61%	55%
2024	65%	62%	55%
2023	65%	61%	55%
2022	59%	64%	57%
2021	59%	65%	57%
2020	58%	66%	58%
2019	65%	68%	59%
2018	67%	68%	59%
2017	65%	69%	61%
2016	65%	69%	61%
2015	72%	70%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

476 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

469 Students

27,782 Students

% of Others Students

21%

23%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Asheville, NC Average	North Carolina (NC) Average	National Average
2025	20%	23%	22%
2024	24%	22%	22%
2023	26%	23%	22%
2022	34%	22%	22%
2021	34%	21%	20%
2020	33%	19%	19%
2019	27%	19%	20%
2018	25%	19%	20%
2017	28%	20%	19%
2016	28%	20%	18%
2015	21%	18%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

6 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private elementary schools in Asheville, NC include Carolina Day School, Hanger Hall School, and Emmanuel Lutheran School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Asheville?

14 private elementary schools are located in Asheville.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Asheville?

Asheville private elementary schools are approximately 14% minority students, which is lower than the North Carolina private school average of 24%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Asheville?

43% of private elementary schools in Asheville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Asheville include: French Broad River Academy vs. Carolina Day School, Glory Tabernacle Academy vs. Carolina Day School, Rainbow Community School vs. Carolina Day School

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