West Buncombe Elementary (Buncombe County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

West Buncombe Elementary is a Elementary in Asheville, NC. It currently serves 578 students (grades KG-04). The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Buncombe County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:578
Number of Teachers: 43
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.55

Location Info

Location: 175 Erwin Hills Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Mailing Address: 175 Erwin Hills Road, Asheville, NC 28806-2186
Phone: (828)232-4282
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 107
Grade 2 121
Grade 3 116
Grade 4 123
Kindergarten 111
Gender/Sex of West Buncombe Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 307 53.11
Female 271 46.89
Race/Ethnicity Demography of West Buncombe Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 0.87
Asian 7 1.21
Black or African American 14 2.42
Hispanic/Latino 129 22.32
Two or more races 20 3.46
White 403 69.72
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.33
Asian 5 1.63
Black or African American 9 2.93
Hispanic/Latino 72 23.45
Two or more races 10 3.26
White 210 68.40
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1.48
Asian 2 0.74
Black or African American 5 1.85
Hispanic/Latino 57 21.03
Two or more races 10 3.69
White 193 71.22

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2.80
Asian 2 1.87
Black or African American 4 3.74
Hispanic/Latino 29 27.10
Two or more races 1 0.94
White 68 63.55
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.83
Black or African American 2 1.65
Hispanic/Latino 25 20.66
Two or more races 5 4.13
White 88 72.73
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.59
Black or African American 2 1.72
Hispanic/Latino 25 21.55
Two or more races 6 5.17
White 80 68.97
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.81
Black or African American 3 2.44
Hispanic/Latino 27 21.95
Two or more races 5 4.07
White 87 70.73
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.90
Asian 1 0.90
Black or African American 3 2.70
Hispanic/Latino 23 20.72
Two or more races 3 2.70
White 80 72.07