Balfour’s public schools outscore 66% of North Carolina districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Balfour, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Balfour, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the North Carolina average (51%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Balfour’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 320 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Balfour’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,051 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then four middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Balfour’s grade
B+: better than 66% of North Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Balfour, with each school’s own grade.
Balfour’s public schools are run by Henderson County Schools, which also serves Flat Rock, Fletcher, Hendersonville and Laurel Park and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Balfour vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Balfour’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Balfour | B+ | Henderson County Schools |
| Hendersonville | B+ | Henderson County Schools |
Every school in Balfour
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Balfour’s schools
Are Balfour’s schools good?
By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Balfour children attend outscore 66% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Balfour in?
Henderson County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,619 students in 23 schools (2024–25).
Where do Balfour kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: West Henderson High, North Henderson High, East Henderson High, Hendersonville High and Henderson County Early College.
What is Balfour’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Henderson County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Balfour spend per student?
$12,051 in Henderson County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Balfour families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.