J W Parker Middle

J W Parker Middle is one of the cozy junior highs in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, run under Nash County Public Schools, with 244 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Across the 28 schools in Nash County Public Schools (14,587 students total), J W Parker Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, J W Parker Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Edgecombe County) logs that median household income runs about $51,265, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Edgecombe County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,573 students), J W Parker Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J W Parker Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

J W Parker Middle operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. J W Parker Middle's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 244). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 96% to 91%.

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