Christ School vs. Asheville School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Christ School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in North Carolina for:
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AP Courses
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School History
Asheville School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in North Carolina for:
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Advanced Degrees
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School History
School Resources
Overview
Asheville, North Carolina is home to two tradition boarding schools, each founded the same year, 1900.
Christ School, with 293 boys from throughout the United States and from around the world, sits on a beautiful 500-acre campus with a full complement of facilities.
Affilliated with the Episcopal Church, the School welcomes students all faiths.
Christ School is about place, it's about academic offerings, it's about athletic and extracurricular offerings, but, most importantly, it's about people.
Founded in 1900, Asheville School is one of the few remaining true small boarding schools in America.
This is a nurturing community, where our students and faculty genuinely know one another - thanks to family-style seated meals, senior chapel talks and century-old traditions.
We offer a rigorous college preparatory program. Many of our graduates are accepted to the most prestigious schools in the country. In fact, the majority of our recent graduates are attending colleges and universities Barron's rates as "highly selective" and "most selective."
We teach 21st century and timeless skills - critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity - in a traditional setting, where students are known and loved.
Our acceptance rate is 40 percent, and we have alumni in all 50 states and in about 35 countries around the world.
Our 300-acre campus, with pastoral fields encircled by the Blue Ridge Mountains, is nestled in the city of Asheville, North Carolina. In fact, Architectural Digest named Asheville School the most beautiful private high school in North Carolina in 2018.
Grades Offered
8-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
No
Year Founded
1900
1900
Students Body
Total Students
293 students
295 students
Student Body Type
All-boys
Co-ed
% Students of Color
17%
15%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 8 Students
32
-
Grade 9 Students
63
70
Grade 10 Students
60
75
Grade 11 Students
65
75
Grade 12 Students
73
75
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
53 teachers
38 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
65%
77%
Average Class Size
11
13
Number of AP Classes
18
16
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:6
1:8
Average SAT score
n/a
1310
Average ACT score
n/a
27
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
Formal
(Coat and tie for boys; coat and button-down shirt for girls.)
(Coat and tie for boys; coat and button-down shirt for girls.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Feb. 10 / rolling
Dec. 10 / Feb. 1 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$31,295
$57,650
Tuition Notes
n/a
Boarding tuition is $57650. Day Tuition is $33,975. There\'s a $630 international fee.
% on Financial Aid
42%
25%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$17,342
$31,000
Acceptance Rate
n/a
40%
Admissions Director
Palmer Straughn
Michael Heyward
Admissions Associate
Mike Payne
Derry Roberson Babaoff
Sports
Total Sports Offered
17
23
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
37
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Bird Watching Club, Black Student Union, Bow Tie Society, Chapel Choir, Chess Club, Chorus, Christian Fellowship, Cooking Club, Dance, Design Club, Drama, Equestrian, Gay Straight Alliance, Handbell Choir, Hoste Society (tour guides), International Club, Martial Arts Club, Math Club, Microlending, Mitchell Cabinet (Service Club), Mountaineering, Multicultural Club, Peer Tutoring, Photography Club, Prefects (Senior Student Leaders), Proctors (Junior Student Leaders), Robotics, Service Projects, SongCraft, Student Activities Committee, Student Council, Students for Environmental Awareness, Studio Art, Table Tennis Club, The Ashnoca (Student Newspaper), The Blue and White (Yearbook), The Review (Literary Magazine)