Bethany Community School

Located at 1288 Hudson Rd, in Summerfield, North Carolina, Bethany Community School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus that hosts 640 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within Bethany Community School.

Operationally, Bethany Community School answers to Bethany Community School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Bethany Community School shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. Compared to Rockingham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Bethany Community School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Bethany Community School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Rockingham County shows median household income runs about $57,053, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Rockingham County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,299 students), Bethany Community School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bethany Elementary, roughly 3.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site. Bethany Community School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 76%: 363 students in 2018 compared to 640 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 82% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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