| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Buncombe County, NC |
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| Total Students |
1496 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
98 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 427 students | | Grade 10 - 388 students | | Grade 11 - 377 students | | Grade 12 - 304 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
1% |
| % Asian |
1% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
5% |
| % Black |
13% |
31% |
| % White |
83% |
59% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
21% |
27% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Buncombe County s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
40 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
25,592 students |
6,210 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$186,926,000 |
$47,973,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$191,406,000 |
$45,994,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$7,304 |
$7,725 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$7,479 |
$7,406 |
| District Graduation Rates |
75% |
74% |
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- A.C. Reynolds High School is a public secondary school located in Asheville, NC near I-240 and Charlotte Highway. The address is 1 Rocket Drive, Asheville, NC 28803.
- It is part of the Buncombe County Schools System. In 1955, three schools, Haw Creek, Fairview and Oakley, consolidated to establish A.C. Reynolds High School. The school was named for former principal and superintendent A.C. Reynolds. In 1976, the current facility was erected across the street from the old facility. After the high school moved into this new building, the original building became the middle school.
- The high school has two feeder schools - Cane Creek Middle School and A.C. Reynolds Middle School. Cane Creek Middle School, located on the Fairview/Fletcher border, also feeds into T. C. Roberson High School.
- Student Involvement
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From February to August 2006, President Adam King led a local campaign to add a non-voting student adviser onto the Buncombe County (N.C.) Board of Education. His project had the support of the Asheville Citizen-Times and over 60 faculty members and administrators from this high school. However, in August, the Board of Education rejected his proposal citing that they already had sufficient student input. During his campaign, King made several appearances in the media.
- Athletics and extracurricular activities
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AC Reynolds High School offers many extracurricular activities, such as:
- National and international education contests, including Odyssey of the Mind, Science Olympiad, and National History Day.
- Clubs, including Anime Club, Art Club, Drama Club, Future Farmers of America, Health Occupations Students of America, SkillsUSA, Spanish Club, Student Council, Unity Club, Global Awareness Club, Zombie Survival Club, and many others
- A school newspaper called the Cedar Cliff Notes, which has won several academic awards across the state, including the Tar Heel Award for Scholastic Journalism Excellence. Cedar Cliff Notes is run by Phyllis Cooper's newspaper class, and is published at no cost by the Asheville Citizen-Times every six weeks. It is a member of the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association, Quill and Scroll Honor Society for High School Journalists, and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
- The AC Reynolds Rockets' athletic teams are competitive. Six State championships have been won in football, men's and women's basketball, and cheerleading. Varsity and JV high school sports that include (Soccer, Basketball, Football, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Track, Swimming, and Cross Country). ACR also has a recreational ultimate team.
- Performing Arts and China
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In May 2008, the A.C. Reynolds Symphonic Winds Ensemble and the Chorale were extended an invitation to be good-will ambassadors and cultural representatives to the People's Republic of China by the US-China Cultural and Educational Foundation. The two groups engaged in a ten day tour in the Spring of 2009 in Beijing and the surrounding areas. A.C. Reynolds is the only public high school to have been extended this invitation since the foundation's founding in 1996.
- Honors
- Silver Medal Award by the U.S. News & World Report in their issue, America's Best High Schools
- Football 1999, 2002 4-A NC State Champions
- National Blue Ribbon School 2002
- NC School of Distinction
- External links
- http://www.acreynolds.com/
- http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/
- http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/acrhs/site/default.asp
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AC_Reynolds/
- http://www.gobiggreen.net/
- http://www.leaguelineup.com/acreynoldssoccer/
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (28803) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
24,107 people |
7,780,958 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
41% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$40,880
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$39,726 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.2 rooms |
5.3 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
33 years old |
32 years old |
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65% / 35% |
66% / 34% |
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