Regular local school district · Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids City Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Roanoke Rapids City Schools runs 5 public schools with 2,744 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 2,744
- Teachers (FTE)
- 182
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 536 Hamilton St, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
- Phone
- (252)519-7100
- County
- Halifax County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3703900
- State district ID
- NC-421
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 457 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district15.1
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,675), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $30.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.9 million
- State revenue
- $20.9 million
- Local revenue
- $5.7 million
- Total spending
- $29.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,943
- Salaries
- $17.2 million58.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.7%
- State: 68.5%
- Local: 18.8%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,943
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Roanoke Rapids City Schools
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Belmont Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 614 | 16.2 |
| Chaloner Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 605 | 17.8 |
| Manning Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 630 | 15.4 |
| Roanoke Rapids Early College High | High | 9 to 13 | 119 | 23.8 |
| Roanoke Rapids High School | High | 9 to 12 | 776 | 16.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Halifax County
- Halifax County Schools 2,150 students
- Weldon City Schools 664 students
- Hobgood Charter School 569 students
- KIPP Halifax College Preparatory 528 students
More in North Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.