Education

We are proud to announce that Henderson County students ranked 7th in the state for average SAT scores during the 2008 year! The average score was 1553 for Henderson County, 64 points higher than the state average and 42 points higher than the national average.

Henderson County Public Schools

Henderson County has 12 public elementary schools, four public middle schools and four public high schools, with a total enrollment of 13,134 for the 2007-08 year.  The HCPS web site includes information on each of these schools as well as news, information and departments.
http://www.henderson.k12.nc.us/

Education and Research Consortium

In 1997 former Congressman Charles H. Taylor of the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina organized the first Education and Research Consortium meeting.  The Consortium covers the 15 counties of the 11th Congressional District, including Henderson County.  The extension of broadband internet infrastructure will prove to be a significant technological advancement, and strong economic development asset for our area.

The first steps of the ERC were: (1) to immediately foster activities and programs to enhance the quality of WNC education, kindergarten through university, including public, charter, private and home schools; (2) to work to establish and substantially expand technology infrastructure including high speed Internet access for schools and industries; (3) to work with state and local government officials, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, and private capital sources to promote an understanding of the need for the development of new technology in the region.

To find out more about the Consortium, to view projects and learn about up-to-date, recent advancements, please check the ERC web site at http://www.ercwc.org/.