Located in Asheville, N.C., Buncombe County Schools serve more than 25,000 students in over 40 schools. The district has various elementary, intermediate, middle, high and special schools, and an early college. Its curriculum includes various academic courses, such as cultural arts education, visual arts, dance activities, music, and drama and speech instructions. The school s art curriculum includes courses in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography and printmaking. It offers a variety of student services and facilities, such as counseling, social work, nurses, playgrounds, theaters, tennis courts and media facilities. The district s library media centers offer various facilities, including read-aloud sessions, and online catalogs, database and print resources. Buncombe County schools is approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.