Can I use Halifax County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Halifax County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Halifax County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Halifax County?

Start with the 23 listed public schools and 5 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Halifax County Schools & Education

Name: Halifax County, North Carolina Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Halifax County, North Carolina

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

33/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

85.4%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

85.4%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 88.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,095

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,969

School Score

33/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 40/100

State Score Position

#61

of 100 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Halifax County

Measured School Summary

Halifax County faces educational challenges with a school score of 33/100 and a graduation rate of 85.4%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $7,095 per pupil, Halifax County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 17% below the North Carolina average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 2.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 2% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Halifax County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

23 public schools and 5 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

33/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #61 of 100 North Carolina counties with school score data.

Completion

85.4%

2.6 pts below the state average

Funding context

$7,095

$126 above the state average

School coverage

5 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Halifax County has 23 public schools across 5 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Halifax County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Review-carefully county

Halifax County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.

State position

#61

of 100 North Carolina counties with school score data. The county score is 7 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Elementary to high school visible

2,765 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 2Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

Halifax County Schools

Elementary to high school visible

2,173 students

Elementary 6Middle 2High 3Other 0

11 listed schools in this county slice.

Weldon City Schools

Elementary to high school visible

659 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 2Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

KIPP Halifax College Preparatory

Elementary school only in this slice

591 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 0Other 0

1 listed school in this county slice.

District reality check

Halifax County Schools is the largest listed district slice, with 11 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Halifax County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Halifax County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Halifax County, North Carolina

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Rural Schooling Across Five Districts

Halifax County operates 23 public schools serving a total student body of 6,763 across five distinct districts. The network consists of 10 elementary, 4 middle, and 8 high schools, plus one specialized facility.

Focusing on Roanoke Rapids and Weldon

Roanoke Rapids City Schools is the largest district by enrollment with 2,765 students, followed by Halifax County Schools with 2,173. Charter schools, such as KIPP Halifax College Preparatory, make up nearly 9% of the county's school options.

Small Schools with a Rural Identity

Education here is deeply rural, with 16 schools in rural settings and an average school size of just 294 students. Roanoke Rapids High is the largest campus in the county, yet it remains relatively intimate with 783 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Halifax County

Reported Enrollment

6,763

23 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

9% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary10

Middle4

High8

Other1

5 School Districts in Halifax County

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

5 schools

2,765 students

Halifax County Schools

11 schools

2,173 students

Weldon City Schools

4 schools

659 students

KIPP Halifax College Preparatory

1 school

591 students

Hobgood Charter School

1 school

404 students

23 Public Schools in Halifax County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Halifax County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Roanoke Rapids High School	Record	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Roanoke Rapids, 27870Town: Distant	9–12	High	783
Manning Elementary School	Record	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Roanoke Rapids, 27870Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	647
Chaloner Middle School	Record	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Roanoke Rapids, 27870Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	616
Belmont Elementary School	Record	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Roanoke Rapids, 27870Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	595
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Record	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Halifax, 27839Rural: Distant	KG–8	Charter	591
Hobgood Charter School	Record	Hobgood Charter School	Hobgood, 27843Rural: Distant	KG–11	Charter	404
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Record	Halifax County Schools	Littleton, 27850Rural: Distant	9–12	High	312
William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy	Record	Halifax County Schools	Roanoke Rapids, 27870Rural: Distant	6–8	Middle	277
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Record	Halifax County Schools	Roanoke Rapids, 27870Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	245
Weldon Elementary Global Academy	Record	Weldon City Schools	Weldon, 27890Town: Distant	PK–4	Primary	244
Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Record	Halifax County Schools	Enfield, 27823Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	210
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Record	Halifax County Schools	Enfield, 27823Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	206
Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ	Record	Halifax County Schools	Halifax, 27839Rural: Distant	9–12	High	196
Weldon Middle	Record	Weldon City Schools	Halifax, 27839Rural: Distant	5–8	Middle	176
Northampton Early College	Record	Northampton County Schools	Weldon, 27890Rural: Fringe	9–UG	High	171
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy	Record	Halifax County Schools	Hollister, 27844Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	163
Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad	Record	Halifax County Schools	Scotland Neck, 27874Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	149
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Record	Halifax County Schools	Littleton, 27850Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	148
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Record	Halifax County Schools	Enfield, 27823Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	139
Halifax County Early College High	Record	Halifax County Schools	Weldon, 27890Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	128

Roanoke Rapids High School

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Roanoke Rapids, 27870 / Town: Distant

Record9–12High783 students

Manning Elementary School

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Roanoke Rapids, 27870 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary647 students

Chaloner Middle School

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Roanoke Rapids, 27870 / Town: Distant

Record6–8Middle616 students

Belmont Elementary School

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Roanoke Rapids, 27870 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary595 students

KIPP Halifax College Preparatory

Halifax, 27839 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–8Charter591 students

Hobgood Charter School

Hobgood, 27843 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–11Charter404 students

Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

Halifax County Schools

Littleton, 27850 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High312 students

William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy

Halifax County Schools

Roanoke Rapids, 27870 / Rural: Distant

Record6–8Middle277 students

Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy

Halifax County Schools

Roanoke Rapids, 27870 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary245 students

Weldon Elementary Global Academy

Weldon City Schools

Weldon, 27890 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–4Primary244 students

Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Halifax County Schools

Enfield, 27823 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle210 students

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Halifax County Schools

Enfield, 27823 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary206 students

Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ

Halifax County Schools

Halifax, 27839 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High196 students

Weldon Middle

Weldon City Schools

Halifax, 27839 / Rural: Distant

Record5–8Middle176 students

Northampton Early College

Northampton County Schools

Weldon, 27890 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–UGHigh171 students

Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy

Halifax County Schools

Hollister, 27844 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary163 students

Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad

Halifax County Schools

Scotland Neck, 27874 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary149 students

Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea

Halifax County Schools

Littleton, 27850 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary148 students

Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy

Halifax County Schools

Enfield, 27823 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary139 students

Halifax County Early College High

Halifax County Schools

Weldon, 27890 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High128 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$7,095

State avg $6,969

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which North Carolina counties have the highest graduation rates?

Jones County (97.0%), Pamlico County (95.7%), and Currituck County (95.0%) currently lead North Carolina among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in North Carolina?

Across North Carolina counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $6,969. The highest current county values are Hyde County ($10,356), Tyrrell County ($9,655), and Orange County ($8,629). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Halifax County?

Halifax County has a school score of 33/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Halifax County?

The high school graduation rate in Halifax County is 85.4%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Halifax County spend per student?

Halifax County spends $7,095 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated May 13, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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