Rocky Mount Today

There were 12,132 students enrolled in Nash County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.1% less than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Rocky Mount High School registered the highest enrollment among Nash County's 23 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,047 students.

North Carolina's public schools are facing a significant funding gap, with a per-student expenditure of $10,519 - well below the national average of $14,295.

This financial strain is further compounded by a significant challenge in staffing with 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
Rocky Mount High School	987	1,047	6.1%
Northern Nash High School	1,040	1,044	0.4%
Southern Nash High School	1,008	1,042	3.4%
Rocky Mount Preparatory	993	960	-3.3%
Nash Central High School	912	903	-1%
Red Oak Middle School	833	802	-3.7%
Nashville Elementary School	639	667	4.4%
Benvenue Elementary School	531	581	9.4%
Englewood Elementary School	487	568	16.6%
Nash Central Middle School	566	556	-1.8%
Winstead Avenue Elementary School	526	548	4.2%
Coopers Elementary School	524	548	4.6%
Rocky Mount Middle School	389	418	7.5%
G. R. Edwards Middle School	423	410	-3.1%
M. B. Hubbard Elementary School	414	409	-1.2%
NRM Early College High School	385	384	-0.3%
Middlesex Elementary School	293	323	10.2%
Red Oak Elementary School	196	226	15.3%
Swift Creek Elementary School	206	218	5.8%
Williford Elementary School	170	149	-12.4%
Cedar Grove Elementary School	141	140	-0.7%
CITI High School	-	107	-
Tar River Academy	367	82	-77.7%