Rocky Mount Today

The only school district in Nash County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

There were 14,245 students in the halls of Nash County Public Schools, 1.2% higher than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Nash County was steady with the state's trend of increasing enrollment.

Nash County Public Schools has a main office in Nashville and is the only school district within Nash County.

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 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	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Rocky Mount High School	1,047	987	6.1%
Northern Nash High School	1,044	1,040	0.4%
Southern Nash High School	1,042	1,008	3.4%
Rocky Mount Preparatory	960	993	-3.3%
Nash Central High School	903	912	-1%
Red Oak Middle School	802	833	-3.7%
Nashville Elementary School	667	639	4.4%
Benvenue Elementary School	581	531	9.4%
Englewood Elementary School	568	487	16.6%
Nash Central Middle School	556	566	-1.8%
Coopers Elementary School	548	524	4.6%
Winstead Avenue Elementary School	548	526	4.2%
Rocky Mount Middle School	418	389	7.5%
G. R. Edwards Middle School	410	423	-3.1%
M. B. Hubbard Elementary School	409	414	-1.2%
NRM Early College High School	384	385	-0.3%
Middlesex Elementary School	323	293	10.2%
Red Oak Elementary School	226	196	15.3%
Swift Creek Elementary School	218	206	5.8%
Williford Elementary School	149	170	-12.4%
Cedar Grove Elementary School	140	141	-0.7%
CITI High School	107	-	-
Tar River Academy	82	367	-77.7%