About ACS

The mission of Asheville City Schools is to provide quality education in which we respect students’ individual and cultural differences, develop their talents in partnership with family and community, and ensure that they possess the life skills necessary for personal success and civic responsibility.

Asheville City Schools is creating and sustaining a culture of life-long learning which features ever-present, equitable access to mobile technologies and programs designed to foster the talents and interests of all students.  Students are engaged in authentic, real-world activities and projects based on national technology standards.

Asheville City Schools has 2 high schools, 1 middle school, 5 elementary magnet schools and 1 pre-school facility.