County / FIPS 37021
Buncombe County
North Carolina
Buncombe County runs 62 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 3 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 2 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
62
Hospitals
3
With a star rating
2
Land area
656
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Buncombe County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$3.6B
Per resident
$13,420
Change since FY2021
+70%
Fiscal years covered
5
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| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $2B |
| 2022 | $2B |
| 2023 | $2B |
| 2024 | $2B |
| 2025 | $4B |
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. Buncombe County ranks 197th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Buncombe County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Oteen Va Medical Center | Asheville | |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | |
| Julian F Keith Alcohol & Drug Abuse Tx | Black Mountain | Not rated |
Public schools in Buncombe County
The 40 most complete records of 62. Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville High | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 1,166 |
| Asheville Middle | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 589 |
| Avery'S Creek Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Arden | 546 |
| Barnardsville Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Barnardsville | 107 |
| Bell Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 218 |
| Black Mountain Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Black Mountain | 147 |
| Black Mountain Primary | Buncombe County Schools | Black Mountain | 323 |
| Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 266 |
| Candler Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Candler | 361 |
| Cane Creek Middle | Buncombe County Schools | Fletcher | 452 |
| Claxton Elementary | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 396 |
| Community High School | Buncombe County Schools | Swannanoa | 119 |
| Early College | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 274 |
| Eblen Intermediate | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 555 |
| Emma Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 289 |
| Enka High | Buncombe County Schools | Candler | 1,045 |
| Enka Intermediate | Buncombe County Schools | Candler | 573 |
| Enka Middle | Buncombe County Schools | Candler | 602 |
| Erwin High | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 1,096 |
| Erwin Middle | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 568 |
| Estes Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 732 |
| Fairview Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Fairview | 659 |
| Glen Arden Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Arden | 501 |
| Hall Fletcher Elementary | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 307 |
| Haw Creek Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 378 |
| Hominy Valley Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Candler | 439 |
| Ira B Jones Elementary | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 396 |
| Isaac Dickson Elementary | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 414 |
| Johnston Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 203 |
| Koontz Intermediate | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 650 |
| Leicester Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Leicester | 367 |
| Lucy S. Herring Elementary | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 301 |
| Montford North Star Academy | Asheville City Schools | Asheville | 224 |
| Nesbitt Discovery Academy | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 374 |
| North Buncombe Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Weaverville | 569 |
| North Buncombe High | Buncombe County Schools | Weaverville | 956 |
| North Buncombe Middle | Buncombe County Schools | Weaverville | 504 |
| North Windy Ridge Intermediate | Buncombe County Schools | Weaverville | 494 |
| Oakley Elementary | Buncombe County Schools | Asheville | 433 |
| Owen High | Buncombe County Schools | Black Mountain | 689 |