C−
Robeson County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns
Serves Lumberton, Red Springs, Pembroke, St. Pauls, Fairmont, Maxton, Rowland, Parkton, Rennert, Proctorville, Marietta, McDonald, Lumber Bridge, Orrum and Raynham.
Students
20,856
Schools
37
Spent per student
$13,043
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Robeson County Schools
- School Grade C−: better than 20% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $1.6M, about $79 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Orrum.
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,043 per student · 0% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 33%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 59%Federal 31%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
21,083’20
20,783’21
21,206’22
20,983’23
20,856’24
About steady.
Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 37%Hispanic 23%Black 22%White 10%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
37 public schools.
Magnolia Elementary
D779 students16:1
Prospect Elementary
D775 students15:1
Saint Pauls Elementary
D710 students17:1
Pembroke Elementary
C−703 students16:1
Parkton Elementary
D592 students20:1
East Robeson Primary
C+556 students16:1
Peterson Elementary
D539 students15:1
Rowland Norment Elementary
C−495 students18:1
L Gilbert Carroll
D−494 students19:1
Piney Grove Elementary
D452 students15:1
Union Chapel Elementary
D442 students15:1
Long Branch Elementary
D428 students19:1
Rex-Rennert Elementary
D−395 students16:1
W H Knuckles
D−382 students15:1
Deep Branch Elementary
D374 students16:1
Tanglewood Elementary
B−355 students17:1
Union Elementary
D351 students16:1
Rosenwald Elementary
D−343 students16:1
Oxendine Elementary
D−301 students18:1
Fairgrove Elementary School
D291 students15:1
Townsend Elementary
D280 students16:1
Southside Ashpole Elementary
206 students13:1
Saint Pauls Middle
D678 students18:1
Lumberton Junior
D655 students17:1
Pembroke Middle
D645 students17:1
Littlefield Middle
C−632 students20:1
Red Springs Middle
D−572 students15:1
South Robeson Middle School
D−344 students15:1
Orrum Middle
D294 students15:1
Fairmont Middle
D−253 students12:1
Lumberton Senior High
C1,894 students16:1
Purnell Swett High
B−1,583 students18:1
Saint Pauls High
C+1,142 students18:1
Red Springs High
C−867 students18:1
Fairmont High
C−780 students13:1
PSRC Early College at RCC
A+274 students24:1
Robeson Co Career Ctr
0 students0:1
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.