Rocky Mount Today

There were 6,959 students enrolled in Edgecombe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% less than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

North East Carolina Prep registered the highest enrollment among Edgecombe County's 18 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 909 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
North East Carolina Prep	893	909	1.8%
SouthWest Edgecombe High School	717	776	8.2%
Martin Millennium Academy	594	562	-5.4%
G. W. Bulluck Elementary School	549	560	2%
G. W. Carver Elementary School	521	545	4.6%
Tarboro High School	499	497	-0.4%
Stocks Elementary School	395	380	-3.8%
Baskerville Elementary School	310	311	0.3%
West Edgecombe Middle School	330	308	-6.7%
South Edgecombe Middle School	363	307	-15.4%
W. A. Pattillo Middle School	304	303	-0.3%
Fairview Elementary School	283	287	1.4%
J. W. Parker Middle School	282	249	-11.7%
Coker-Wimberly Elementary School	234	231	-1.3%
North Edgecombe High School	210	218	3.8%
Princeville Elementary School	238	201	-15.5%
Edgecombe Early College High	197	188	-4.6%
Phillips Middle School	127	127	0%