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Which teacher or staff member at Person High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,165
High
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370363001484
Person High
1010 Ridge Rd, Roxboro, NC 27573 · (336) 599-8321 · Person County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,165 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- C-Beats 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
25.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 48.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,162 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 315 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 338 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 250 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 262 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
42.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
27.6%
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 28 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Person High
Person High's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Person High this school | 1,165 | 99.7% | 30.5% |
| Richmond Senior High Rockingham | 1,365 | 99.4% | 22.5% |
| Southeast Guilford High Greensboro | 1,209 | 99.8% | 42.1% |
| West Craven High Vanceboro | 751 | 99.6% | 29.8% |
| Charles B Aycock High Pikeville | 1,138 | 98.7% | 52.4% |
| North Gaston High Dallas | 1,061 | 99.7% | 32.3% |
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 Person High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #395 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #308 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #361 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,165 | #146 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #432 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #161 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #47 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #139 of 277 |
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
1,165
+47 (+4%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,088
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 1,165 | 45.1 | 25.8:1 | 100% (1,162) |
| 2023-24 | 1,138 | 58.3 | 19.5:1 | 100% (1,135) |
| 2022-23 | 1,079 | 58.2 | 18.5:1 | 60% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 1,118 | 58 | 19.3:1 | 46% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 1,280 | 78.5 | 16.3:1 | 49% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 1,381 | 87 | 15.9:1 | 53% (734) |
| 2010-11 | 1,539 | 100 | 15.4:1 | 48% (734) |
| 2000-01 | 1,529 | 121 | 12.6:1 | 22% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 1,088 | 77 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Person High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,280 to 1,165); teachers down 42% (78.5 to 45.1).
About Person High
Person High sits in Roxboro, North Carolina, and is classified as a high school. The school counted 1,165 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 53% larger than the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Person County Schools is responsible for 12 schools, Person High included, with 4,497 students in all.
About 44% of students at Person High are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Person County's residents are about 65% White, 21 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Person High are from different groups.
Person High reports a ratio of 25.8 students per teacher, from 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 25.8:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Person County.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Person High outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Person High ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. It scores 30.5%; the prediction is 48.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Person County show that median household income comes to about $63,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 5,659 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, PCS Virtual Academy, is the closest to Person High. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Person High. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Person High is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 47 students, from 1,118 to 1,165. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 25.8:1.
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Person County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,542
Census ACS
Median income
$63,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,659 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Person County Schools
- Helena ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- North End ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in Roxboro
- Roxboro Community SchoolHigh · 727 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 456 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Stories Creek ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Bethel Hill CharterElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- PCS Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 48
- Carolina Community Academy0.8 mi · 91
- North Elementary0.8 mi · 136
- Northern Middle1.2 mi · 454
- Roxboro Community School1.3 mi · 727
- Stories Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Person HighHow many students attend Person High?
Person High enrolls approximately 1,165 students in grades 09-12.
Is Person High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Person High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Person High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Person High is approximately 25.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Person High?
Student demographics at Person High are roughly 44% White, 16% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Person High in?
Person High is part of Person County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.