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Enrollment
771
High
DISTRICT 674 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370399001072
John M Morehead High
134 N Pierce St, Eden, NC 27288 · (336) 627-7731 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
768 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 209 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 194 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 218 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
24.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John M Morehead High
John M Morehead High's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M Morehead High this school | 771 | 99.6% | 32.8% |
| South Granville High Creedmoor | 706 | 97.2% | 38.3% |
| West Bladen High Bladenboro | 720 | 99.6% | 35.6% |
| North Gaston High Dallas | 1,061 | 99.7% | 32.3% |
| West Rowan High Mount Ulla | 988 | 99.7% | 23.8% |
| West Iredell High Statesville | 767 | 99.1% | 34.4% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John M Morehead High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #378 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #340 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #362 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #257 of 598 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #303 of 473 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #145 of 474 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #94 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #140 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
771
+40 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 1,104
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 771 | 38.2 | 20.2:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 50.7 | 16.3:1 | 100% (824) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 49.8 | 16.4:1 | 64% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 44% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 45.7 | 18.6:1 | 53% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 99% (940) |
| 2010-11 | 1,036 | 62 | 16.7:1 | 48% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 1,104 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 20% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John M Morehead High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (847 to 771); teachers down 16% (45.7 to 38.2).
About John M Morehead High
Families in Eden, North Carolina, are served by John M Morehead High, a mid-sized high school. It has an enrollment of 771 students in grades 9 through 12.
Rockingham County Schools operates 23 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,114 students.
At John M Morehead High, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Smaller groups are 24% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 73% of Rockingham County residents are White. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at John M Morehead High are from different groups.
John M Morehead High reports a ratio of 20.2 students per teacher, from 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina is about 19.6:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Rockingham County average a similar 98%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, John M Morehead High outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
John M Morehead High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.8%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Rockingham County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $57,053 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Rockingham County has 27 public schools with about 12,299 students, including John M Morehead High.
John M Morehead High's closest public school neighbor is J E Holmes Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around John M Morehead High holds 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John M Morehead High at 9th of 9.
In the federal locale system, John M Morehead High is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 771, compared with 731 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.2:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
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Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,299 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Schools
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Dalton McMichael HighHigh · 681 students
- J E Holmes MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Reidsville MiddleMiddle · 543 students
Other schools in Eden
- J E Holmes MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Leaksville-Spray ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Douglass ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- CTE Innovative High SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- J E Holmes Middle0.2 mi · 612
- Central Elementary0.2 mi · 521
- Leaksville-Spray Elementary1.5 mi · 400
- Douglass Elementary2.6 mi · 349
- Lincoln Elementary5.4 mi · 303
- Wentworth Elementary7.5 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About John M Morehead HighHow large is John M Morehead High?
John M Morehead High enrolls approximately 771 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does John M Morehead High serve?
John M Morehead High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John M Morehead High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John M Morehead High is approximately 20.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John M Morehead High?
At John M Morehead High, the student body is approximately 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is John M Morehead High in?
John M Morehead High is part of Rockingham County Schools.
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