Nash Central High

Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Nash Central High in Rocky Mount, North Carolina enrolled 703 students in 2024-25 with 32.2 full-time teachers, 21.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 39%

921 students in 2022-23, 900 students in 2023-24, 703 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.5 to 32.2.

Students enrolled at Nash Central High by school year2022-23: 921, 2023-24: 900, 2024-25: 70302505007501k2022-239212023-249002024-25703
Students enrolled at Nash Central High by school year2022-23: 921, 2023-24: 900, 2024-25: 70302505007501k2022-239212023-249002024-25703
Students enrolled at Nash Central High by school year2022-23: 921, 2023-24: 900, 2024-25: 70302505007501k2022-239212023-249002024-25703
Students enrolled at Nash Central High by school year2022-23: 921, 2023-24: 900, 2024-25: 70302505007501k2022-239212023-249002024-25703
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2392152.517.6
2023-2490051.017.6
2024-2570332.221.8

21.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Nash Central High 21.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNash Central High 21.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Nash Central High 21.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNash Central High 21.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Nash Central High 21.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNash Central High 21.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Nash Central High 21.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherNash Central High 21.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 317 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nash Central High enrolled 950 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 160 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 317 of the 950 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions160
  • Chronically absent33.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.9% of students were Black, 34.1% White, 10.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black49.9%
  2. White34.1%
  3. Hispanic10.4%
  4. Two or more races4.3%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 215 students in Nash Central High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate83%85%86.5%
Students in the class2151,242120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Rocky Mount

6 public high schools in Rocky Mount report 2024-25 enrollment; Nash Central High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northern Nash High1,03524.799.7%
Rocky Mount High1,02323.997.7%
Nash Central High70321.899.6%
NRM Early College High School37630.599.2%
CITI High School8716.096.6%
Tar River Academy7412.495.9%

All public schools in Rocky Mount →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Nash Central High

  1. NRM Early College High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 376 students, 30.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Northern Nash HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.0 miles away: 1,035 students, 24.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Nash Central High with NRM Early College High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Nash County Public Schools spends per student$12,350 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,350
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNash Central High is the number 282 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#282 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher21.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.21.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Nash Central High

  1. How many students attend Nash Central High?
    703 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 921 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rocky Mount, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Nash Central High?
    21.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Nash Central High a Title I school?
    Nash Central High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at Nash Central High?
    83% of the 215 students in Nash Central High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Nash Central High in?
    Nash County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3703270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370327002643 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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