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Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Rocky Mount, Nashville, Red Oak, Sharpsburg, Spring Hope, Dortches, Middlesex, Whitakers, Bailey, Momeyer and Castalia, and parts of Elm City.
Students
13,178
Schools
23
Spent per student
$12,339
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$19.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
- School Grade C: better than 25% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Spends 5% less per student than the NC average
- 20 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $19.4M, about $1,473 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bailey.
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,339 per student · 5% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 62%Federal 23%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,480’20
12,558’21
12,688’22
13,159’23
13,178’24
Up 5.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 48%White 27%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
23 public schools.
Red Oak Elementary
696 students18:1
G R Edwards Elementary
C−632 students19:1
Nashville Elementary
C−593 students20:1
Coopers Elementary
C+591 students18:1
Bailey Elementary
C−580 students18:1
Benvenue Elementary
D562 students19:1
Winstead Avenue Elementary
555 students23:1
M B Hubbard Elementary
D412 students18:1
Englewood Elementary
C−383 students17:1
Spring Hope Elementary
D378 students20:1
Middlesex Elementary
C333 students15:1
Red Oak Middle
C840 students20:1
Southern Nash Middle
C−795 students20:1
Rocky Mount Middle
D692 students20:1
Nash Central Middle
C531 students18:1
Southern Nash High
C+1,048 students24:1
Northern Nash High
C+1,035 students25:1
Rocky Mount High
C1,023 students24:1
Nash Central High
C703 students22:1
NRM Early College High School
A+376 students31:1
CITI High School
C87 students16:1
Tar River Academy
D−74 students12:1
Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)
259 students24:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.