Last school year, Buncombe County Schools saw an average daily membership drop of over 1,500 students, its biggest in the past six years and about 6.4% from its 2019-20 figure of 23,712, with nearly 450 students moving to home schools. At the same time, area private, parochial and charter schools have also seen gains in enrollment.
![Jeremy Braketa of Carolina Day School](https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Carolina-Day-Students-outside-on-campus-2-330x220.jpg)