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C+

Person County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Roxboro.

Roxboro’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of North Carolina school districts

Students
4,361
Schools
11
Spent per student
$14,563
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$13.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Person County Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of North Carolina districts
  • Spends 12% more per student than the NC average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.8M, about $3,168 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Roxboro 8,380

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Roxboro. Grade by grade →

PK–5South ElementaryThis district
6–8Southern MiddleThis district
9–12Person HighThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 50.8% · 2,116 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 49.9% · 2,293 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 86.5% · 328 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
$14,563 per student · 12% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 54%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,125’20
4,116’21
4,200’22
4,210’23
4,361’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Black 31%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

South Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roxboro
C−
463 students17:1
PCS Virtual Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Roxboro
48 students8:1
Helena Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Timberlake
B+
512 students21:1
Stories Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Roxboro
B
397 students15:1
North End Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Roxboro
B+
283 students16:1
Oak Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hurdle Mills
A−
224 students17:1
Woodland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Semora
A−
217 students14:1
Southern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roxboro
C+
456 students16:1
Northern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roxboro
C−
454 students16:1
Person High
High · Grades 9–12 · Roxboro
B−
1,165 students26:1
Person Early College Innovation & Ldrshp
High · Grades 9–13 · Roxboro
B+
142 students

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.