Rockingham County Schools Explained

Rockingham County Schools
Motto:The CHOICE that ROCKS!
Established:1993
Superintendent:John O. Stover III
Staff:2,000
Schools:25
Budget:$120,064,583
Grades:PreK-13

Rockingham County Schools is a public school district in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1] John O. Stover III is the superintendent.

School board

Member[2] District
Kimberly McMichael (Chair)At-Large
Vicky Alston (Vice-Chair)District 1
Brent HussDistrict 2
Doug IsleyAt-Large
Vickie T. McKinneyDistrict 3
Paula RakestrawAt-Large
Bob WyattDistrict 4

Schools

Elementary schools

School name
Bethany Elementary School
Central Elementary School
Dillard Academy
Douglass Elementary School
Huntsville Elementary School
Leaksville-Spray Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Monroeton Elementary School
Moss Street Partnership School
South End Elementary School
Stoneville Elementary School
Wentworth Elementary School
Williamsburg Elementary School

Middle schools

Middle schools in Rockingham County Schools
InformationJames E. HolmesReidsvilleRockingham CountyWestern Rockingham Middle School
LocationEden Reidsville Reidsville Madison
Year opened1967[3] 1999 1991[4]
School colorsBurgundy, gray, white Green/gold Black/gret Navy blue/gold
School mascotMustang Raider Jaguar Wildcat
Feeds into...J.M. Morehead HS Reidsville HS Rockingham County HS Dalton L. McMichael HS

High schools

School name
Dalton L. McMichael High School
John Motley Morehead High School
Reidsville High School
Rockingham County High School
Rockingham Early College High School

Others

Statistics

Demographics

(as of the 2012-2013 school year)

EthnicityPercentage
White62.5%
African American20.2%
Hispanic11.4%
Other and multiple ethnicities5.9%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . rockingham.k12.va.us.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Rockingham County Schools Board of Education Members. Rockingham County Schools . 2 April 2014.
  3. In 1967, the previously existing Leaksville-Spray and Draper junior highs were consolidated; in 1991, the school shifted from serving 7th-9th grades to 6th-8th grades and became a middle school
  4. Before 1989, Madison-Mayodan and Stoneville middle schools served the same area; in 1989, the middle and high schools there were consolidated, and when Dalton L. McMichael HS moved to its new facilities in 1991, Western Rockingham MS moved to the old Madison-Mayodan HS site
  5. Web site: Home . rock.k12.nc.us.