Public schools in Roxboro, NC

Roxboro has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,570 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Person County Schools runs 8 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Roxboro's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in RoxboroDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Person County Schools84,374$13,682
Roxboro Community School1688$9,118
Bethel Hill Charter1356$9,930
Carolina Community Academy128not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Roxboro, 2,034 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Person High1,16525.899.7%Person County Schools
Roxboro Community School72714.9not reportedRoxboro Community School
Person Early College Innovation & Ldrshp14271.497.9%Person County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Roxboro, 910 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Southern Middle45615.599.3%Person County Schools
Northern Middle45416.299.3%Person County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 elementary schools in Roxboro, 1,578 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
South Elementary46316.999.4%Person County Schools
Stories Creek Elementary39715.498.7%Person County Schools
Bethel Hill Charter34411.899.1%Bethel Hill Charter
North End Elementary28315.998.9%Person County Schools
Carolina Community Academy918.696.7%Carolina Community Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Roxboro, 48 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
PCS Virtual Academy488.343.8%Person County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Roxboro's public schools compare with North Carolina's

The median Roxboro school has 15.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the North Carolina median of 15.4. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 397 students (state 497).

Roxboro against North Carolina, schools open in 2024-25 with students
RoxboroNorth Carolina
Median students per teacher15.715.4
Median school size (students)397497
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)50%55%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%0%
Charter schools18%7.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Roxboro schools and the 2,653 North Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Roxboro

  1. Person County SchoolsRuns 8 of Roxboro's 11 public schools and spent $13,682 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,682
  2. Person High, the largest high school in Roxboro1,165 students in 2024-25, 25.8 per teacher.1,165
  3. Compare Person County Schools with Roxboro Community SchoolRoxboro's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Roxboro addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in North Carolina

  1. Charlotte173 schools
  2. Raleigh99 schools
  3. Greensboro79 schools
  4. Durham68 schools
  5. Fayetteville68 schools
  6. Winston Salem64 schools
  7. Wilmington44 schools
  8. Concord35 schools

Questions about schools in Roxboro

  1. How many public schools are in Roxboro, NC?
    11 public schools with an address in Roxboro were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,570 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Roxboro?
    Person High, with 1,165 students in 2024-25 (Person County Schools).
  3. Which districts run Roxboro's schools?
    Person County Schools (8 schools), Roxboro Community School (1 school), Bethel Hill Charter (1 school), Carolina Community Academy (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .