Rockingham County High School (RCHS) is located in Wentworth, North Carolina. It is located near Rockingham County Middle School, which feeds into the high school.

Academics

Many classes have optional honors credits and the school offers AP credit in the following courses: Biology, Calculus, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, World History, and U.S. History.

Demographics

62.7% of students are White, 19.8% of students are African-American, and 17.5% of students are of other ethnicities.

Athletics

RCHS is currently a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and competes in the 3-A Mid-State Conference. Their biggest rivals are Reidsville High School (a class 2-A school) and Morehead High School (an in-conference class 3-A school), both of which are also operated by Rockingham County Schools. The school currently fields teams in these sports: Fall: Cross country, football, cheerleading, men's soccer, football, women's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball Winter: Men's basketball, Women's basketball, basketball cheerleading, swimming, wrestling Spring: Baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, track & field, women's soccer, and softball Rockingham's baseball team won the state championship in 1996. In the winters of 2002 and 2003, the women's basketball team fell in back-to-back state finals games. The men's and women's golf teams combined have had 11 state championship appearances since 2006. In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, Rockingham County's women's golf team won the state championship. In 2017, Hailey Joy won the women's golf individual state title with a two round score of 145.

Notable alumni