R-S Central High School

Public 9-12

 641 Hwy 221 North
       Rutherfordton, NC  28139


(828) 287-3304

District: Rutherford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
287th of 626 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,966 Help


Feeder schools for R-S Central High School:

Elementary:    Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School
    Pinnacle Elementary School
    Rutherfordton Elementary School
    Spindale Elementary School
Middle:    R-S Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  758

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.6%
African American:
11.9%
Hispanic:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.6% Help


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Compare Details R-S Central High School ranks better than 54.2% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the Rutherford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details R-S Central High School has the largest high school student body size in the Rutherford County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (71.6%), African American (11.9%), Hispanic (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Rutherford County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R-S Central High School is 14. 3 high schools in the Rutherford County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at R-S Central High School is $10,966, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Rutherford County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

R-S Central High School:

SchoolDigger ranks R-S Central High School 287th of 626 North Carolina public high schools. (See R-S Central High School in the ranking list.)

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African American students:
Hispanic students:
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Rutherford County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rutherford County Schools 73rd of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for R-S Central High School

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Rank History for all students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 45.27 271st 431 37.1%
2007 44.68 277th 453 38.9%
2008 35.61 351st 477 26.4%
2009 34.35 372nd 490 24.1%
2010 37.11 371st 499 25.7%
2011 40.31 358th 506 29.2%
2012 38.70 320th 502 36.3%
2013 36.08 267th 505 47.1%
2014 27.45 295th 451 34.6%
2015 30.43 335th 531 36.9%
2016 29.02 318th 507 37.3%
2017 37.35 265th 476 44.3%
2018 49.60 217th 469 53.7%
2019 44.41 251st 514 51.2%
2021 26.52 429th 594 27.8%
2022 40.34 349th 621 43.8%
2023 50.33 287th 626 54.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.70 170th 185 8.1%
2019 36.56 129th 195 33.8%
2021 10.92 188th 199 5.5%
2022 53.20 90th 226 60.2%
2023 58.88 85th 249 65.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.69 171st 424 59.7%
2019 35.90 247th 446 44.6%
2021 28.20 285th 432 34.0%
2022 50.31 225th 544 58.6%
2023 55.89 210th 597 64.8%
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Rank History for Female students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.16 259th 449 42.3%
2019 42.20 252nd 475 46.9%
2021 25.47 331st 475 30.3%
2022 35.57 378th 594 36.4%
2023 53.24 265th 588 54.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.92 201st 349 42.4%
2019 31.21 258th 364 29.1%
2021 42.83 159th 334 52.4%
2022 29.61 225th 330 31.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.97 30th 100 70.0%
2019 25.88 286th 325 12.0%
2021 20.58 291st 337 13.6%
2022 36.51 318th 398 20.1%
2023 48.04 264th 403 34.5%
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Rank History for Male students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.42 190th 463 59.0%
2019 42.52 248th 488 49.2%
2021 24.78 336th 481 30.1%
2022 43.79 306th 585 47.7%
2023 46.27 296th 602 50.8%
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Rank History for African American students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.94 283rd 359 21.2%
2019 38.18 186th 369 49.6%
2021 20.12 321st 364 11.8%
2022 29.17 302nd 430 29.8%
2023 44.00 201st 434 53.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.45 127th 340 62.6%
2019 51.71 109th 354 69.2%
2021 40.74 169th 370 54.3%
2022 38.13 252nd 436 42.2%
2023 53.39 170th 449 62.1%
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Rank History for White students at R-S Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.14 237th 427 44.5%
2019 33.54 293rd 444 34.0%
2021 17.65 377th 439 14.1%
2022 33.36 368th 534 31.1%
2023 39.87 330th 537 38.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for R-S Central High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 802 224 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1027
1989 777 229 0 0 0 n/a n/a 6 1012
1990 773 229 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1005
1991 772 230 0 2 6 n/a n/a 0 1010
1992 801 194 0 2 4 n/a n/a 0 1001
1993 819 194 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1019
1994 814 201 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1024
1995 867 184 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1056
1996 867 184 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1056
1997 884 167 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1056
1998 884 158 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1049
1999 867 156 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1029
2000 871 154 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1035
2001 838 157 5 13 0 n/a n/a 0 1013
2002 870 163 3 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1049
2003 870 163 3 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1049
2004 913 194 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1121
2005 918 210 5 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1147
2006 935 237 9 18 1 n/a n/a 0 1200
2007 907 223 6 16 2 n/a n/a 18 1172
2008 828 198 4 16 2 n/a n/a 18 1066
2009 808 224 3 24 1 n/a n/a 0 1060
2010 805 204 4 22 0 n/a n/a 0 1035
2011 754 166 5 19 2 1 32 0 979
2012 664 150 7 30 5 1 49 0 906
2013 684 145 7 26 4 0 46 0 912
2014 674 134 6 25 4 0 44 0 887
2015 673 129 5 27 3 0 48 0 885
2016 643 133 6 32 2 0 50 0 866
2017 632 122 7 38 1 0 48 0 848
2018 618 127 8 43 1 0 43 0 840
2019 588 119 7 46 1 0 47 0 808
2020 566 113 6 42 0 0 52 0 779
2021 527 101 7 52 0 0 52 0 739
2022 547 92 4 64 0 0 62 0 769
2023 543 90 3 66 0 0 56 0 758

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at R-S Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1027 64.0 16.0 10.4
1989 1012 64.0 15.8 17.6
1990 1005 68.0 14.7 13.2
1991 1010 68.0 14.8 13.2
1992 1001 68.0 14.7 8.8
1993 1019 65.0 15.7 10.8
1994 1024 64.0 16.0 16
1995 1056 63.0 16.8 14.3
1996 1056 63.0 16.8 14.3
1997 1056 63.0 16.8 16.6
1998 1049 69.0 15.2 16.2
1999 1029 72.0 14.3 20.4
2000 1035 72.0 14.4 21.6
2001 1013 72.0 14.1 19.6
2002 1049 72.0 14.6 27
2003 1049 72.0 14.6 27
2004 1121 72.0 15.6 37.1
2005 1147 72.0 15.9 35
2006 1200 72.0 16.7 40.2
2007 1172 70.5 16.6 36
2008 1066 73.1 14.6 39
2009 1060 71.9 14.7 42.1
2010 1035 68.2 15.1 47.1
2011 979 64.4 15.1 48.5
2012 906 62.9 14.4 51.5
2013 912 59.4 15.3 52.9
2014 887 58.3 15.1 55.1
2015 885 60.0 14.7 99.5
2016 866 59.0 14.6 99.4
2017 848 56.4 15.0 96.1
2018 840 56.9 14.7 98.9
2019 808 57.3 14.0 98.3
2020 779 49.9 15.6 99.2
2021 739 49.6 14.8 99.6
2022 769 56.3 13.6 99.3
2023 758 53.9 14.0 99.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio R-S Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1027 64.0 16.0 10.4
1989 1012 64.0 15.8 17.6
1990 1005 68.0 14.7 13.2
1991 1010 68.0 14.8 13.2
1992 1001 68.0 14.7 8.8
1993 1019 65.0 15.7 10.8
1994 1024 64.0 16.0 16
1995 1056 63.0 16.8 14.3
1996 1056 63.0 16.8 14.3
1997 1056 63.0 16.8 16.6
1998 1049 69.0 15.2 16.2
1999 1029 72.0 14.3 20.4
2000 1035 72.0 14.4 21.6
2001 1013 72.0 14.1 19.6
2002 1049 72.0 14.6 27
2003 1049 72.0 14.6 27
2004 1121 72.0 15.6 37.1
2005 1147 72.0 15.9 35
2006 1200 72.0 16.7 40.2
2007 1172 70.5 16.6 36
2008 1066 73.1 14.6 39
2009 1060 71.9 14.7 42.1
2010 1035 68.2 15.1 47.1
2011 979 64.4 15.1 48.5
2012 906 62.9 14.4 51.5
2013 912 59.4 15.3 52.9
2014 887 58.3 15.1 55.1
2015 885 60.0 14.7 99.5
2016 866 59.0 14.6 99.4
2017 848 56.4 15.0 96.1
2018 840 56.9 14.7 98.9
2019 808 57.3 14.0 98.3
2020 779 49.9 15.6 99.2
2021 739 49.6 14.8 99.6
2022 769 56.3 13.6 99.3
2023 758 53.9 14.0 99.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for R-S Central High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,171 (10.7%) $9,795 (89.3%) $10,966

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on R-S Central High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 251st of 514 High schoolsRanks 287th of 626 High schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (R-S Central High School)4869
 21%
   End of Course Biology (Rutherford County Schools)56.158.8
 2.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (R-S Central High School)57.958.5
 0.6%
   End of Course English II (Rutherford County Schools)59.557.7
 1.8%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (R-S Central High School)4837
 11%
   End of Course Math I (Rutherford County Schools)4845.7
 2.3%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (R-S Central High School)46.251.4
 5.2%
   End of Course Math III (Rutherford County Schools)47.261.4
 14.2%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students808758
 6.2%
African American11990
 24.4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic4666
 43.5%
Pacific Islander00
White588543
 7.7%
Two or More Races4756
 19.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.3%99.6%
 1.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 758 students attended R-S Central High School.

R-S Central High School ranks 287th of 626 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at R-S Central High School are 72% White, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.


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