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Southern Nash High School

6446 Southern Nash High Rd, Bailey, NC, 27807-9766

Tel: (252)478-5450

Grades: 9-12 | 1,265 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Southern Nash High School serves 1,265 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the NC state average of 14:1.
The school's 71% graduation rate is lower than the NC state average of 74%.
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body.
Southern Nash High School is the only public high school within Bailey, and operates within the Nash-rocky Mount s School District.

The nearest elementary school is Bailey Elementary School (4.9 miles away), the nearest middle school is Southern Nash Middle School (1.8 miles away), and the nearest high school is James Hunt High School (10.3 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, NC Dept. of Educ.	Southern Nash High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,265 students

% Male / % Female	48% / 52%
Total Classroom Teachers	70 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(NC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	14:1

	This School	(NC) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	2%
% Asian	1%	2%

% Hispanic	17%	12%

% Black	27%	27%

% White	52%	53%

Unknown	3%	4%


	This School	(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	48%	43%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	10%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Nash-rocky Mount s School District
	This School's Agency	(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	28	4
Number of Students Managed	18,086 students	1,682 students

District Total Revenue	$156,629,000	$18,679,000

District Expenditure	$156,802,000	$18,301,000

District Revenue / Student	$8,660	$11,105

District Expenditure / Student	$8,670	$10,880

District Graduation Rates	71%	74%

Nearby Schools:

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Southern Nash High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Southern Nash Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.8 mi. away

Bailey Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 4.9 mi. away

Spring Hope Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 6.9 mi. away

Coopers Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 8 mi. away

Middlesex Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 8.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Bailey, Nash County, Zip 27807

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