NRM Early College High School

NRM Early College High School operates as a compact secondary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, overseen by Nash County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 376 students spanning grades 9 through 13. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Nash County Public Schools comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 14,587 students; NRM Early College High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, NRM Early College High School records that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, NRM Early College High School logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 30.5:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NRM Early College High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 86.5%, a residual of +38.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nash County) shows that median household income runs about $62,426, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nash County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,285 students), of which NRM Early College High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: CITI High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NRM Early College High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. NRM Early College High School's enrollment has ticked up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 376). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 47% to 33%.

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