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The only school district in Rockingham County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

There were 10,787 students in the halls of Rockingham County Schools, 0.6% higher than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Rockingham County was steady with the state's trend of increasing enrollment.

Rockingham County Schools has a main office in Eden and is the only school district within Rockingham County.

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