Asheville School

Asheville School
Address
Map
360 Asheville School Road

28806

United States
Coordinates35°33′43″N 82°37′21″W / 35.56194°N 82.62250°W / 35.56194; -82.62250
Asheville School
LocationRoughly bounded by Patton Ave., Norfolk Southern rail line, Interstate 40, Sand Hill Rd., and Malvern Hills subdivision, Asheville, North Carolina
Built1900
ArchitectBeadle, Chauncey, et al
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.96000614[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1996
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
Established1900 (124 years ago) (1900)
CEEB code340120
Head of schoolAnthony H. Sgro
Faculty65.8[2]
Enrollment295 (2019[2])
Average class size14 students
Student to teacher ratio5:1
Campus size300 acres (120 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue and white
  
AthleticsNCISAA
TuitionBoarding Students: $71,930[3] Day Students: $42,535
Websitewww.ashevilleschool.org

Asheville School is a private university-preparatory boarding school in Asheville, North Carolina founded in 1900. The campus sits on 300 acres (120 ha) amid the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains and currently enrolls 295 students in grades nine through twelve. The campus was named by Architectural Digest magazine in 2018 as the most beautiful private school campus in North Carolina.[4] In 2015, the school was ranked the seventh best boarding school in the U.S. by independent education organization TheBestSchools.org.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tuition & Financial Aid - Asheville School".
  4. ^ "The Most Beautiful Private High School in Every State in America". Architectural Digest. March 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Staff Writers (May 7, 2015). "The 50 Best Boarding Schools in the U.S." TheBestSchools.org.