Junius H Rose High

Located at 600 W Arlington Blvd, in Greenville, North Carolina, Junius H Rose High is a big senior high that works with 1,568 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Pitt County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 106% bigger than typical.

Pitt County Schools runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 24,470 students. Junius H Rose High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Junius H Rose High records that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 35% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Junius H Rose High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Junius H Rose High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 46.6%.

Across the wider county, Pitt County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,188, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pitt County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students), Junius H Rose High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Greenville Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Junius H Rose High at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 1,516 students in 2018 compared to 1,568 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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