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There were 11,736 students enrolled in Rockingham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Rockingham County High School registered the highest enrollment among Rockingham County's 24 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 851 students.

North Carolina's public schools are facing a significant funding gap, with a per-student expenditure of $10,519 - well below the national average of $14,295.

This financial strain is further compounded by a significant challenge in staffing with a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Rockingham County High School	853	851	-0.2%
John M. Morehead High School	733	766	4.5%
Rockingham County Middle School	728	750	3%
Reidsville High School	702	705	0.4%
Dalton McMichael High School	691	694	0.4%
Bethany Community School	572	620	8.4%
Reidsville Middle School	592	610	3%
J. E. Holmes Middle School	657	604	-8.1%
Central Elementary School	523	561	7.3%
Western Rockingham Middle School	575	523	-9%
Wentworth Elementary School	462	494	6.9%
Williamsburg Elementary School	471	480	1.9%
Bethany Elementary School	467	458	-1.9%
Monroeton Elementary School	402	432	7.5%
South End Elementary School	427	416	-2.6%
Stoneville Elementary School	392	404	3.1%
Leaksville-Spray Elementary School	403	402	-0.2%
Huntsville Elementary School	372	386	3.8%
Douglass Elementary School	337	331	-1.8%
Moss Street Partnership School	363	329	-9.4%
Rockingham County Early College High	293	315	7.5%
Lincoln Elementary School	306	296	-3.3%
John W. Dillard Academy	311	271	-12.9%
The SCORE Center	25	38	52%