Roanoke Rapids City Schools
Roanoke Rapids City Schools is a public school district based in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, serving 2,744 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #83 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 549 students each, more than the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Bennett Jones. It spends about $10,683 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Roanoke Rapids compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Roanoke Rapids | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,683 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,551 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $29.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 182 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 457 | 358 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in North Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County SchoolsSnow Hill | 2,863 | 6 | $13,474 | 14.0 | #82 |
| Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsRoanoke Rapids · this district | 2,744 | 5 | $10,683 | 15.1 | #83 |
| Ashe County SchoolsJefferson | 2,676 | 6 | $12,012 | 15.4 | #84 |
| Newton Conover City SchoolsNewton | 2,654 | 7 | $10,420 | 15.1 | #85 |
| Martin County SchoolsWilliamston | 2,647 | 8 | $12,927 | 16.0 | #86 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston CUSD 1Charleston, IL | 2,744 | $13,245 | 14.8 |
| ScituateScituate, MA | 2,744 | $18,405 | 11.4 |
| Wallkill Central School DistrictWallkill, NY | 2,744 | $25,111 | 11.3 |
| Painesville City LocalPainesville, OH | 2,744 | $13,802 | 16.9 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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