A. C. Reynolds High School

A. C. Reynolds High School
Location
1 Rocket Drive Asheville, North Carolina 28803 United States
Coordinates	35°32′46″N82°28′36″W / 35.546046°N 82.476554°W / 35.546046; -82.476554
Information
Type	Public
Established	1956(69 years ago) (1956)
School district	Buncombe County Schools System
CEEB code	340112
Principal	Ben Alexander, EdS
Teaching staff	67.07 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Enrollment	1,156 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.24 [1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Rocket
Website	acrhs.buncombeschools.org

A. C. Reynolds High School is a public secondary school located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school accommodates grades 9-12 and is a part of the Buncombe County Schools System.

History

The school was named after Alonzo Carlton Reynolds (1870–1953), or "A.C." as he was better known, who had a 53 year career in education. ^[2]

Honors

A. C. Reynolds High School was honored as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2002. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Eric Ager, US Navy Commander (retired) and member of North Carolina General Assembly ^[4]
• Karl Anderson, professional wrestler ^[5]
• Luke Combs, country music singer-songwriter ^[6]
• Rico Dowdle, NFL running back
• Ben Johnson, NFL head coach of the Chicago Bears
• Maria Fletcher, 1962 Miss America ^[7]
• D. Bruce Goforth, former member of the North Carolina General Assembly ^[8]
• J. Adam Lowe, professor and state senator
• Caleb Pressley, blogger, podcaster and interviewer for Barstool Sports ^[9]
• Chase Rice, country music singer-songwriter and television personality ^[10]

References

1. "Reynolds High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
2. (May 31, 2023). Alonzo Carlton Reynolds. The Fairview Town Crier. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
3. "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program" (PDF). www2.ed.gov. p. 146. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
4. "Representative Eric Ager - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly".
5. Ex-Reynolds sports star makes name as a wrestler. Daily Planet. (September 16, 2012). Retrieved September 14, 2019.
6. https://wlos.com/news/local/luke-combs-asheville-native-wins-big-at-cma-awards. wlos.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
7. Our Only Miss America. ncdcr.gov. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
8. Bruce Goforth | Mountain Xpress. Retrieved Jul 28, 2020.
9. "Caleb Pressley - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
10. https://wlos.com/news/local/country-music-singer-former-rocket-chase-rice-attends-reynolds-game. wlos.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

External links

• Official website