Nash County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections

Nash County Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 11
	Students: 14,568 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 28 (2023-2024)
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Nash County Public Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Nash County). During the 2024 school year, 14,568 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 1

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 1

Doneva Chavis ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 2

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Jamon Whitfield ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 3

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Dean Edwards and Franklin Lamm ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 4

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Chris Bissette, William Sharpe, and Karen White-Jones ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 5

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Linwood Weeks ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 5 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 6

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 6

Evelyn Hines Bulluck and LaShawnda Washington ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 6 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 7

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Sharonda Thomas Bulluck and Ricky D. Jenkins ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 7 on November 5, 2024.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 2

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 2

Mike Clanton and Dean Edwards ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 2 on November 8, 2022.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 4

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Chris Bissette, Xavien Harrison, and Betty Nixon Jones ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 4 on November 8, 2022.

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	Submit photo	Chris Bissette (Nonpartisan)
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	Submit photo	Betty Nixon Jones (Nonpartisan)

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Nash County Public Schools, District 6

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Lank Dunton and Thomas Ray Green ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 6 on November 8, 2022.

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	Submit photo	Lank Dunton (Nonpartisan)
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Nash County Public Schools, District 8

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Zacques Gray, Kathy Hawk, and David Worsley ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 8 on November 8, 2022.

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	Submit photo	Zacques Gray (Nonpartisan)
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Nash County Public Schools, District 9

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LaShawnda Washington ran in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 9 on November 8, 2022.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 1

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 1

Incumbent Doneva Chavis won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 10

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Incumbent Evelyn Bulluck won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 10 on November 8, 2016.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 11

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 11

Incumbent Ann Edge won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 11 on November 8, 2016.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 3

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Incumbent Franklin Lamm won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 3 on November 8, 2016.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 5

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Incumbent William Sharpe won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 5 on November 8, 2016.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 7

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 7

Incumbent Ricky Jenkins won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 7 on November 8, 2016.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 2

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 2

Incumbent Wendy Wilson won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 2 on November 4, 2014.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 4

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 4

Incumbent Brenda Brown won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 6

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 6

Incumbent Wayne Doll won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 6 on November 4, 2014.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 8

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 8

Incumbent Reginald Silver won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 8 on November 4, 2014.

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Nash County Public Schools, District 9

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General election for Nash County Public Schools, District 9

Incumbent Robert Bynum won election in the general election for Nash County Public Schools, District 9 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

Nash County Public Schools consists of 11 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Franklin Lamm	District 3	2004	2028
Doneva Chavis	District 1	2000	2028
Chris Bissette	District 4		2026
Lank Dunton	District 6		2026
Dean Edwards	District 10		2026
Zacques Gray	District 8		2026
LaShawnda Washington	District 9		2026
Linwood Weeks	District 5		2026
Jamon Whitfield	District 2		2026
Ricky Jenkins	District 7	2014	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Nash County Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 25	Allen Chesser II	Republican Party	96%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 24	Dante Pittman	Democratic Party	4%	5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$45,850,000	$3,185	25%
Local:	$25,729,000	$1,787	14%
State:	$111,027,000	$7,712	61%
Total:	$182,606,000	$12,684

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$178,995,000	$12,432
Total Current Expenditures:	$174,054,000	$12,089
Instructional Expenditures:	$105,188,000	$7,306	59%
Student and Staff Support:	$15,506,000	$1,077	9%
Administration:	$20,124,000	$1,397	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$33,236,000	$2,308	19%
Total Capital Outlay:	$3,342,000	$232
Construction:	$1,243,000	$86
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$5,000	$0
Interest on Debt:	$808,000	$56

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	20	55-59	10	21	20-29	20-24	38
2018-2019	23	45-49	12	25	11-19	25-29	39
2017-2018	26	50-54	16	27	20-29	25-29	41
2016-2017	30	55-59	18	32	20-29	30-34	48
2015-2016	30	55-59	19	31	30-39	25-29	48
2014-2015	28	50-54	16	26	30-39	25-29	45
2013-2014	26	55-59	14	25	30-39	15-19	43
2012-2013	29	45-49	17	25	30-39	29	45
2011-2012	76	90-94	65	78	80-89	76	89
2010-2011	76	85-89	65	79	80-89	77	90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	32	60-64	23	31	30-39	35-39	50
2018-2019	31	45-49	20	29	40-49	40-44	49
2017-2018	31	35-39	21	28	40-49	30-34	49
2016-2017	31	45-49	20	25	30-39	35-39	48
2015-2016	32	35-39	21	28	40-49	30-34	50
2014-2015	32	40-44	21	27	40-49	35-39	51
2013-2014	32	45-49	21	27	40-49	25-29	51
2012-2013	35	45-49	22	28	30-39	40	55
2011-2012	67	70-74	55	61	70-79	67	84
2010-2011	63	65-69	50	59	70-79	63	81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	87	>=50	85	85-89	>=50	80-89	90
2018-2019	82	>=50	80	80-84	PS	70-79	86
2017-2018	83	>=50	79	85-89	>=50	>=90	86
2016-2017	84	>=50	82	80-84	>=50	70-79	88
2015-2016	81	>=50	79	75-79	>=50	80-84	85
2014-2015	81	>=50	78	75-79	>=50	80-84	86
2013-2014	77	>=50	74	70-74	>=50	75-79	84
2012-2013	79	>=50	77	70-74	<50	80-84	84
2011-2012	77	>=50	71	75-79	PS	85-89	83
2010-2011	75	>=50	68	75-79	>=50	85-89	82

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	14,568	0.7
2022-2023	14,469	0.5
2021-2022	14,397	-0.1
2020-2021	14,415	-5.7
2019-2020	15,237	1.2
2018-2019	15,061	-1.8
2017-2018	15,339	-0.9
2016-2017	15,473	-2.8
2015-2016	15,911	-1.5
2014-2015	16,151	0.9
2013-2014	16,007	-4.8
2012-2013	16,770	-1.1
2011-2012	16,952	-2.9
2010-2011	17,448	-2.1
2009-2010	17,812	-1.5
2008-2009	18,086	0.3
2007-2008	18,027	-2.2
2006-2007	18,429	-0.7
2005-2006	18,563	0.0
2004-2005	18,566	0.2
2003-2004	18,526	0.3
2002-2003	18,464	0.9
2001-2002	18,307	-0.2
2000-2001	18,342	1.8
1999-2000	18,009	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Nash County Public Schools (%)	North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5	1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	4.2
Black	51.8	24.5
Hispanic	15.9	21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	5.3	6.0
White	25.6	43.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Nash County Public Schools had 847.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.18.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	16.00
Kindergarten:	59.88
Elementary:	504.69
Secondary:	264.33
Total:	847.90

Nash County Public Schools employed 12.50 district administrators and 65.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	12.50
District Administrative Support:	60.82
School Administrators:	65.00
School Administrative Support:	71.79

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	254.81
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	10.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	39.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	17.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	21.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	15.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	125.34
Other Support Services:	315.11

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Nash County Public Schools operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bailey Elementary	569	PK-5
Baskerville Elementary	321	KG-5
Benvenue Elementary	613	KG-5
Citi High School	96
Coopers Elementary	618	PK-5
D S Johnson Elementary	332	3-5
Englewood Elementary	547	3-5
Fairview Elementary	259	KG-2
G R Edwards Middle	432	6-8
J W Parker Middle	244	6-8
M B Hubbard Elementary	411	KG-5
Middlesex Elementary	353	PK-5
Nash Central High	900	9-12
Nash Central Middle	525	6-8
Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (Neda)	238	1-12
Nashville Elementary	661	PK-5
Northern Nash High	1,029	9-12
Nrm Early College High School	405
Red Oak Elementary	687	PK-5
Red Oak Middle	808	6-8
Rocky Mount High	997	9-12
Rocky Mount Middle	448	6-8
Southern Nash High	1,073	9-12
Southern Nash Middle	782	6-8
Spring Hope Elementary	362	PK-5
Tar River Academy	67	9-12
Williford Elementary	253	PK-2
Winstead Avenue Elementary	538	KG-2

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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