Enka High School
475 Enka Lake Road, Candler, NC, 28715-0579 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Enka High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Buncombe County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1323 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 79 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 426 students
Grade 10 - 333 students
Grade 11 - 311 students
Grade 12 - 253 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian 1% 1%
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 5% 5%
% Black 2% 31%
% White 92% 59%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 23% 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Buncombe County s School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
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%
In the News:
  • Melissa Moore and Jason Cabe are wed (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
    posted on November 8, 2009 at 09:04:31 am
    Melissa Moore, daughter of Margaret and Joe Moore, Freeland, and Jason Cabe, son of Linda and Ralph Cabe, Candler, N.C., were married in St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Freeland. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. William O'Hara and the Rev.
  • Students learn about careers on the Web (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:33:20 am
    CANDLER — Without leaving their classrooms, students at Enka High School have shadowed a freelance reporter, an accountant at General Motors and a Broadway actress.
  • Fallen Candler pilot is honored (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on July 12, 2009 at 04:31:01 am
    ASHEVILLE — George-Bryan Houghton loved being a pilot. Much like everything he did, the fallen U.S. Air Force captain gave all he could give to his job, said Allen Rash, a pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in West Asheville.
  • Navy promotes Tove (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    posted on July 12, 2009 at 04:18:52 am
    MONTEREY, Calif. — Fletcher Tove, an Asheville native, was recently promoted to full lieutenant in the United States Navy. Tove is now preparing to be billeted to Chile as an attaché to the Chilean Navy.
  • Crash in Utah kills N.C. Air Force pilot (The News & Observer)
    posted on June 25, 2009 at 06:02:45 am
    An Air Force pilot from western North Carolina died Tuesday night in a crash during a training flight at the Utah Test and Training Range.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (28715)
School Zip (28715)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 22,256 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 24%
Population Average Age 38 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $35,762 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 32 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (28715)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. Career Education Center - n/a - 3.0 mi. away - view location
2. Clyde A Erwin High School - 1230 students - 5.0 mi. away - view location
3. Asheville High School - 1167 students - 5.8 mi. away - view location
4. School Of Inquiry & Life Scien - 52 students - 5.8 mi. away - view location
5. Randolph Learning Center - 172 students - 6.0 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Candler, Buncombe County, Zip 28715 
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