Roanoke Rapids Early College High

Roanoke Rapids Early College High operates as a tiny senior high in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, operated by Roanoke Rapids City Schools. Current enrollment sits at 119 students spanning grades 9 through 13. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Roanoke Rapids Early College High sits 84% below that benchmark.

Roanoke Rapids City Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,744 students. Roanoke Rapids Early College High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Roanoke Rapids Early College High lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, Roanoke Rapids Early College High logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.8:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at Roanoke Rapids Early College High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Roanoke Rapids Early College High sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.1%; actual is 75.0%, +26.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Halifax County) shows that median household income runs about $45,590, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Halifax County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,803 students), Roanoke Rapids Early College High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Roanoke Rapids High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roanoke Rapids Early College High at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

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