Rocky Mount High School - Rocky Mount, North Carolina/NC

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Rocky Mount High School

308 S Tillery St, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804-5849 -

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Definition of Terms

Rocky Mount High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Nash County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1245 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

91 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 370 students

Grade 10 - 330 students

Grade 11 - 290 students

Grade 12 - 255 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	2%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	5%
% Black	72%	31%
% White	24%	59%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

37%

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Nash-rocky Mount s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	12
Number of Students Managed	18,563 students	6,210 students
District Total Revenue	$138,914,000	$47,973,000
District Expenditure	$133,580,000	$45,994,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,483	$7,725
District Expenditure / Student	$7,196	$7,406
District Graduation Rates	75%	74%

Leaders review impact of stimulus (Rocky Mount Telegram)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:04:22 am
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield met Thursday with Rocky Mount police and school officials to discuss the local impact of the $787 billion federal stimulus package.
School leaders ratchet up call for new Rocky Mount High (Rocky Mount Telegram)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 03:34:22 am
Delayed funding for a new Rocky Mount High School has not stopped administrators from voicing what they say are top funding priorities.
Military Appreciation Day takes center stage at State Fair (WNCT Greenville)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:51:49 pm
The military took center stage at the state fair today.
Possibilities for pumpkins (Rocky Mount Telegram)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 12:11:12 pm
Pumpkin carving is not only for children.
Council weighs in on high school (Rocky Mount Telegram)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 02:01:54 am
Rocky Mount elected officials don’t have a vote in what some have called the most critical issue facing the city, but that hasn’t stopped some city leaders from voicing support for the timely construction of a new local high school.

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Rocky Mount High School is a public high school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Established in 1953, the school is in Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools.
It is currently a member of the NEW 6 3-A Athletic Conference.
History
Public education in Rocky Mount began in 1901. High school programs were established in the following years, but did not have their own buildings until 1927 with the construction of Booker T. Washington High School for black students and Rocky Mount High School for white students. Voluntary integration began in 1963 when the first African-American students chose to attend Rocky Mount Senior High School under the Freedom of Choice law. A small black student population was maintained at Rocky Mount until the two schools were merged in 1969. The merger took place in enlarged facilities on the Rocky Mount Senior High campus; the old mascots, the Blackbirds and the Lions, were retired for a new, combined mascot of the Gryphon. The school officially returned to its older Rocky Mount High School name in 2004.
Campus
The campus, located at 308 S. Tillery Street, opened in September 1953.
Curriculum
Rocky Mount High School has offered the IB Diploma Programme since 1999.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities include American Field Service, art club, chess club, First Priority, French club, FBLA, guitar club, Quiz Bowl, science club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, student council association, and the Rocky Mount High School Band.
Athletics
Rocky Mount High has had several successful athletic teams and has won 10 NCHSAA state championships - the last one in 2008 (baseball).
The football team plays at the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.
Notable alumni
Mike Easley, North Carolina governor
Phil Ford, former NBA player
Kaye Gibbons, novelist
Tom Smith, jazz musician, Fulbright dignitary
Buck Williams, former NBA player
robert hart,All American football player
External links
Rocky Mount High School
Unofficial Fan Webspace

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