County / FIPS 37011
Avery County
North Carolina
Avery County runs 11 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 2 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS.
At a glance
Public schools
11
Hospitals
2
With a star rating
0
Land area
247
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Avery County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$152.6M
Per resident
$8,569
Change since FY2021
+33%
Fiscal years covered
5
▸ View as table
| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $115M |
| 2022 | $105M |
| 2023 | $110M |
| 2024 | $114M |
| 2025 | $153M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Avery County ranks 1916th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Avery County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital | Linville | Not rated |
| Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare | Linville | Not rated |
Public schools in Avery County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery County High | Avery County Schools | Newland | 613 |
| Avery Middle | Avery County Schools | Newland | 230 |
| Banner Elk Elementary | Avery County Schools | Banner Elk | 176 |
| Cranberry Middle | Avery County Schools | Elk Park | 170 |
| Crossnore Elementary | Avery County Schools | Crossnore | 199 |
| Freedom Trail Elementary | Avery County Schools | Elk Park | 207 |
| Marjorie Williams Academy | Marjorie Williams Academy | Crossnore | 80 |
| Mayland Early College | Mitchell County Schools | Spruce Pine | 119 |
| Newland Elementary | Avery County Schools | Newland | 209 |
| Riverside Elementary | Avery County Schools | Newland | 100 |
| Blue Ridge High School | Avery County Schools | Newland | — |