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Tar River Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
906 Hammond Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone
(252) 451-2875
District
Nash County Public Schools
County
NASH COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
89
Classroom Teachers
10

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Tar River Academy School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.1% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.1% of all U.S. schools.


Tar River Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
4%
47%
4%
58%
4%
36%
4%
47%
4%
58%
4%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 13 14.6%
Grade 10 23 25.8%
Grade 11 47 52.8%
Grade 12 6 6.7%
Total 89 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.2% 28.3% 46.6%
Black 69.5% 54.7% 26.2%
Hispanic 18.3% 15.6% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.8% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 93.3% 72.3% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 93.3% 69.0% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.3% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 104,411 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 191.7 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,454 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 11.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.6% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.2% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.6% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,702 $96,970,000 62.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $8,607,000 5.6%
Staff $335 $4,854,000 3.1%
General Administration $53 $770,000 0.5%
School Administration $648 $9,373,000 6.1%
Operation $828 $11,979,000 7.8%
Transportation $326 $4,722,000 3.1%
Other $345 $4,987,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,130 $45,292,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $823 $11,915,000 7.7%
Total Expenditures $10,656 $154,177,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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