South North Carolina News

Lumberton Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Robeson County schools, welcoming 1,836 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Among the 36 schools in Robeson County, Purnell Swett High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,510 students, while Saint Pauls High School welcomed 1,105 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lumberton Senior High School is part of Public Schools of Robeson County district, which roughly covers institutions within Robeson County and has a main office in Lumberton.

In the previous school year, Lumberton Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Robeson County schools.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lumberton Senior High School	Lumberton	1,836
Purnell Swett High School	Pembroke	1,510
Saint Pauls High School	Saint Pauls	1,105
Red Springs High School	Red Springs	824
Prospect Elementary School	Maxton	817
Fairmont High School	Fairmont	778
Magnolia Elementary School	Lumberton	754
Pembroke Middle School	Pembroke	696
Saint Pauls Middle School	Saint Pauls	695
Saint Pauls Elementary School	Saint Pauls	683
Littlefield Middle School	Lumberton	665
Pembroke Elementary School	Pembroke	657
Red Springs Middle School	Red Springs	596
Parkton Elementary School	Parkton	561
Peterson Elementary School	Red Springs	532
East Robeson Primary School	Lumberton	495
Piney Grove Elementary School	Lumberton	459
L. Gilbert Carroll	Lumberton	452
Union Chapel Elementary School	Pembroke	446
Rowland Norment Elementary School	Lumberton	429
Long Branch Elementary School	Lumberton	405
W. H. Knuckles	Lumberton	393
Deep Branch Elementary School	Lumberton	381
Rex-Rennert Elementary School	Shannon	369
South Robeson Intermediate School	Rowland	364
Tanglewood Elementary School	Lumberton	349
Rosenwald Elementary School	Fairmont	344
Union Elementary School	Rowland	332
Fairmont Middle School	Fairmont	308
Orrum Middle School	Orrum	291
Oxendine Elementary School	Maxton	279
Old Main Stream	PEMBROKE	276
Fairgrove Elementary School	Fairmont	275
Townsend	Maxton	255
PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton	220
Southeastern Academy	Lumberton	217