Roanoke Valley Early College

As a very small senior high in Weldon, North Carolina, Roanoke Valley Early College instructs 114 students from grades 9 through 13, part of Weldon City Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Roanoke Valley Early College sits 85% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Weldon City Schools (664 students total), Roanoke Valley Early College accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Roanoke Valley Early College records that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 4% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Halifax County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Roanoke Valley Early College has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 52.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Roanoke Valley Early College performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 48.9%, a residual of -0.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Halifax County reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,590 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Halifax County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,803 students), Roanoke Valley Early College is one campus in the mix.

Northampton Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roanoke Valley Early College at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Roanoke Valley Early College's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 158 (now 114). The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 84% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 52.3:1 in 2025.

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