Jaide Mozingo, left, shares a laugh with Sydney Shearin as she helps her find a Google Docs folder during an AVID seminar on Jan. 16, 2019, at Nash County Early College High School. (File Photo)
EDUCATION is a priority By Amelia Harper The Twin Counties offers a wide range of
some of the Rocky Mount schools lie in
high school for students who face challenges
educational choices for families in Nash and
Edgecombe County, Edgecombe County is a
in a traditional setting. In addition, the school
Edgecombe counties.
partial funder as well.
district has two innovative high schools: the
The two public school districts, Nash
serves
Nash County Early College High School, which
County Public Schools and Edgecombe
roughly 15,000 students in a 591-square-
Nash
County
Public
Schools
works in partnership with Nash Community
County Public Schools, serve most of the pre-
mile area. The school district has 29 schools,
College to help students earn an associate
kindergarten to grade 12 students in the area.
including 16 elementary schools and six
degree in addition to a high school diploma,
But alternative options exist as well.
middle schools. However, three of the older
and CITI High School, which offers students
Nash County Public Schools was formerly
elementary schools in the northern part of the
the opportunity to earn career certifications in
known as Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools
county are slated for closure in the next two
addition to their diploma.
until the name changed in July 2020. Though
to three years. In their place, a new state-of-
Nash County Public Schools also offers a
the school district is composed of schools in
the-art consolidated elementary school will
Virtual Academy that allows students in K-12
Nash County and most schools in the City of
be constructed in the Red Oak area.
to learn at home under the auspices of the
Rocky Mount, it is now primarily funded by
The list of schools also includes four
the Nash County Board of Education. Because
traditional high schools and an alternative
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public school district using a district-approved curriculum.
