R-S Central High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Rutherfordton, North Carolina

R-S Central High School in Rutherfordton, North Carolina enrolled 763 students in 2024-25 with 35.9 full-time teachers, 21.3 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 90-94% (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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 34%

758 students in 2022-23, 750 students in 2023-24, 763 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.0 to 35.9.

Students enrolled at R-S Central High School by school year2022-23: 758, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237582023-247502024-25763
Students enrolled at R-S Central High School by school year2022-23: 758, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237582023-247502024-25763
Students enrolled at R-S Central High School by school year2022-23: 758, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237582023-247502024-25763
Students enrolled at R-S Central High School by school year2022-23: 758, 2023-24: 750, 2024-25: 76302004006008002022-237582023-247502024-25763
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375854.014.0
2023-2475048.415.5
2024-2576335.921.3

21.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 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; This school 21.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 21.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 21.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 21.3; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state 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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 252 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection R-S Central High School enrolled 755 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 109 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 252 of the 755 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions109
  • Chronically absent61.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.6% of students were White, 13.0% Black, 8.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.6%
  2. Black13.0%
  3. Two or more races8.1%
  4. Hispanic7.9%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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

90-94% of the 161 students in R-S Central High School'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 rate90‑94%89%86.5%
Students in the class161602120,822

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.

What to look at next about R-S Central High School

  1. Rutherford Early College High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.6 miles away: 208 students, 55.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  2. Crest HighThe next nearest public high school, 22 miles away: 1,098 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  3. Compare R-S Central High School with Rutherford Early College High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rutherford County Schools spends per student$14,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,515
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaR-S Central High School is the number 258 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#258 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher21.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.21.3:1
  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 R-S Central High School

  1. How many students attend R-S Central High School?
    763 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 758 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rutherfordton, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at R-S Central High School?
    21.3 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 R-S Central High School a Title I school?
    R-S Central High School 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 R-S Central High School?
    90-94% of the 161 students in R-S Central High School'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 R-S Central High School in?
    Rutherford County Schools, NCES district ID 3704080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370408001651 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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