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Edgecombe County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Sharpsburg, Princeville, Pinetops, Whitakers, Macclesfield, Conetoe, Speed and Leggett.

Rocky Mount’s School Grade C− better than 21% of North Carolina school districts

Students
6,310
Schools
19
Spent per student
$15,145
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Edgecombe County Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2M, about $313 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Rocky Mount 55,120C−Tarboro 10,979CSharpsburg 1,798C−Princeville 1,286C−Pinetops 1,198Whitakers 646Macclesfield 408Conetoe 201Speed 66Leggett 37

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rocky Mount. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsNash-Rocky Mount Schools
6–82 middle schoolsNash-Rocky Mount Schools
9–123 high schoolsNash-Rocky Mount Schools

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 50.8% · 2,726 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 49.9% · 2,887 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 86.5% · 457 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,145 per student · 16% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 54%Federal 27%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
Black 65%White 17%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

G W Carver Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinetops
C+
550 students15:1
G W Bulluck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rocky Mount
D
535 students15:1
Stocks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tarboro
D−
389 students16:1
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rocky Mount
255 students13:1
Coker-Wimberly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Battleboro
D
236 students17:1
Princeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tarboro
C−
205 students15:1
Martin Millennium Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tarboro
D
548 students14:1
Baskerville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rocky Mount
225 students10:1
D S Johnson Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Rocky Mount
206 students19:1
J W Parker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rocky Mount
336 students19:1
W A Pattillo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tarboro
D−
289 students14:1
South Edgecombe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pinetops
C−
271 students14:1
West Edgecombe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rocky Mount
C−
249 students15:1
Phillips Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Battleboro
D
118 students12:1
SouthWest Edgecombe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pinetops
C+
798 students22:1
Tarboro High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tarboro
D
496 students19:1
North Edgecombe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tarboro
D
358 students17:1
Edgecombe Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Tarboro
A
171 students22:1
EDGE Academy of Health Sciences
Secondary · Grades 9–11 · Rocky Mount
75 students20:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Nash-Rocky Mount SchoolsDortches
$12,339per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.