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Rutherford Opportunity Center School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
140 Old Caroleen Road
Forest City, NC 28043
Phone
(828) 248-5294
District
Rutherford County Schools
County
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
98
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.8% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Rutherford Opportunity Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
50%
4%
50%
5%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
48%
10%
51%
5%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
8%
47%
11%
58%
4%
36%
8%
47%
11%
58%
4%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
6
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 2 2.0%
Grade 8 10 10.2%
Grade 9 22 22.4%
Grade 10 38 38.8%
Grade 11 21 21.4%
Grade 12 5 5.1%
Total 98 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.0% 74.8% 46.6%
Black 11.2% 12.2% 26.2%
Hispanic 6.7% 12.4% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.9% 98.8% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 96.9% 98.8% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,850 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 114.7 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.3% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.2% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 22.1% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,589 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.6% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.7% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.5% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.7% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.4% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,838 $65,478,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $939 $6,957,000 5.6%
Staff $676 $5,007,000 4.0%
General Administration $131 $972,000 0.8%
School Administration $738 $5,469,000 4.4%
Operation $1,396 $10,344,000 8.3%
Transportation $546 $4,042,000 3.3%
Other $452 $3,349,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,878 $36,140,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,042 $22,540,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $16,758 $124,158,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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