A sixth public charter school has received approval to open in Rutherford County despite some concerns from district leaders.
The Rutherford County School Board approved the Nobel Education Initiative’s (NEI) application to open Rutherford Collegiate Prep on a 6-1 vote during its meeting Thursday night.
The K-12 grade school is set to open for the 2027-2028 school year in the northwest region of Rutherford County.
Continuous Improvement Model
Rutherford Collegiate Prep will open with an initial class of 675 kindergarten through sixth-grade students and a ninth-grade class. NEI plans to grow the school to serve 1,565 students at capacity in year five…