At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
52,430
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
80
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,811
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,593
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 50,976
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4,961.97
- Student–teacher ratio
- 10.3:1
What current records say about Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools operates 80 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. NCES reports 52,430 students and 3,688.88 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 4 of 121 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,811 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,593 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 48 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 13.9%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 3,688.88
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $728,081,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Winston Salem, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.1804, -80.2813
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White31.7%
- Hispanic30.8%
- Black29.1%
- Asian2.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial5.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
80 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 80 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Academy | ElementaryPK–05 | 348 | 11.6:1 | |
| Atkins Academic & Tech High | High09–12 | 1,187 | 17.5:1 | |
| Bolton Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 380 | 12:1 | |
| Brunson Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 355 | 12.4:1 | |
| Caleb's Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 642 | 14.2:1 | |
| Career Center | High09–12 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| Carter High School | High11–12 | 123 | 8.2:1 | |
| Carver High | High09–12 | 728 | 14.9:1 | |
| Cash Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 520 | 13.2:1 | |
| Childrens Center | ElementaryPK–05 | 83 | 6.2:1 | |
| Clemmons Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 839 | 16.1:1 | |
| Clemmons Middle School | Middle06–08 | 1,092 | 18.1:1 | |
| Cook Literacy Model School | ElementaryPK–05 | 228 | 11.5:1 | |
| Diggs-Latham Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 385 | 10.4:1 | |
| Early College of Forsyth Co | High09–12 | 306 | 21.4:1 | |
| East Forsyth High | High09–12 | 1,647 | 16.5:1 | |
| East Forsyth Middle School | Middle06–08 | 772 | 15.8:1 | |
| Easton Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 504 | 11.5:1 | |
| Flat Rock Middle | Middle06–08 | 674 | 13.6:1 | |
| Forest Park Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 522 | 11.4:1 | |
| Frank Morgan Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 761 | 14.9:1 | |
| Gibson Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 589 | 12.4:1 | |
| Griffith Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 621 | 14.1:1 | |
| Hall-Woodward Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 532 | 10:1 |