📍 4279 Nash Central High Road, Rocky Mount, Nash County, 27804
Nash Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rocky Mount, Nash County. The school has 921 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nash County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nash Central High enrolls 921 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 31% White and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 512 | 56% |
| White | 288 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
586 of the school's 921 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nash Central High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 11, state house district 25.
Nash Central High is one of 30 schools in Nash County Public Schools, based in Nashville, North Carolina. The district serves 13,178 students district-wide and employs 852 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 921 students, Nash Central High is larger than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe