Person County Schools

Public Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Roxboro.

At a glance

4,361Students enrolled

11Schools

$14,563Spent per student

19:1Student–teacher ratio

99%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Roxboro

Grades PK–5

South Elementary463 students · RoxboroThis district

Grades 6–8

Southern Middle456 students · RoxboroThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NC

Math proficiency39%

State average 41.9%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 47.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)81%

State average 87.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,563

per student each year · 12% above the NC average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration32%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)26%

State54%

Federal20%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,125’20

4,116’21

4,200’22

4,210’23

4,361’24

Students

White · 47%2,039

Black · 31%1,339

Hispanic · 15%671

Two or more races · 7%290

Asian · 0%12

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

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Helena ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 512 students · Timberlake

B+Public 📚

South ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 463 students · Roxboro

C-Public 📚

Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 397 students · Roxboro

B+Public 📚

North End ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 283 students · Roxboro

B+Public 📚

Oak Lane ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 224 students · Hurdle Mills

A-Public 📚

Woodland ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 217 students · Semora

A-Public 📚

Southern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 456 students · Roxboro

C+Public 📚

Northern MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 454 students · Roxboro

C-Public 🏫

Person HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · Roxboro

B-Public 🏫

Person Early College Innovation & LdrshpHigh · Grades 9–13 · 142 students · Roxboro

A-Public 📚

PCS Virtual AcademyOther · Grades PK–12 · 48 students · Roxboro

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.