Best High Schools in Zip Code 27834

In ZIP code 27834, which serves the Greenville, North Carolina area, there is a single high school: Junius H Rose High, part of Pitt County Schools.

Junius H Rose High serves grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 1,568 students and is the only high school option in this ZIP code. The school operates in a context of very high economic disadvantage, with 99.81% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. It has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9 and per-student spending of $8,977. The school's state ranking remains in the middle of the pack: it placed 311 out of 662 ranked North Carolina high schools in the 2025–2026 school year, which puts it in the 53rd percentile. Its district, Pitt County Schools, ranks 112 out of 246 districts statewide.

Academically, the school shows several notable strengths. Math III proficiency is a clear bright spot at 73.7% in 2025–2026, above the state average of 68.9%. Math I saw a dramatic single-year jump from 27.7% to 49.4% proficiency, moving from well below to well above the state average of 42.1%. Biology proficiency also improved to 59.7%, slightly surpassing the state's 58.5%, while English II proficiency reached 63.9%, essentially even with the state's 64.6%. These results stand out given that nearly all students face economic disadvantage. However, two areas remain concerns: the graduation rate of 83.7% trails the state rate of 88.8%, and chronic absenteeism sits at 30.0%, well above the district rate of 21.7% and the state's 24.2%, meaning roughly one in three students misses significant instructional time.