📍 800 Hamilton Street, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, 27870
Roanoke Rapids High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Roanoke Rapids High School enrolls 783 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 27% Black or African American and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 461 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 213 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
780 of the school's 783 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 780 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Roanoke Rapids High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 4, state house district 27.
Roanoke Rapids High School is one of 5 schools in Roanoke Rapids City Schools, based in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The district serves 2,744 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, Roanoke Rapids High School is larger than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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