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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 Conetoe.
PK–88 schoolsEdgecombe County Schools
88 middle schoolsEdgecombe County Schools
83 middle schoolsEdgecombe County Schools
9–11EDGE Academy of Health SciencesEdgecombe County Schools
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.