Rowan-Salisbury Schools 鈥� Rowan County, NC: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

17,683

Students enrolled

32

Public schools

1,021

Classroom teachers (FTE)

17.3:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 210
Kindergarten 1,214
Grade 1 1,233
Grade 2 1,323
Grade 3 1,489
Grade 4 1,288
Grade 5 1,241
Grade 6 1,281
Grade 7 1,284
Grade 8 1,291
Grade 9 1,524
Grade 10 1,545
Grade 11 1,444
Grade 12 1,316

By race/ethnicity

White 47%
Hispanic/Latino 25%
Black or African American 20%
Two or more races 7%
Asian <1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 16,893 of 17,683 students in the district's schools

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,427 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,095
Support services $4,551
Other (food service, etc.) $780

Where the money comes from

Local 25%
State 52%
Federal 23%

Total revenue $281.7 milliontotal spending $271.4 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 60% rural, 40% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

2,569

District office

500 North Main Street, Salisbury NC 28144

Phone

(704) 636-7500

County

Rowan County

Official website

NCES District ID

3704050

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About Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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VISION:an exemplary system whose schools are recognized for the outstanding quality of their graduates, staff, and programs. These graduates allow Rowan County to successfully compete regionally, nationally, and globally for high quality business and economic development.MISSION:to develop globally competitive schools that inspire, challenge, and empower students to meet high academic standards, lead ethical lives, and demonstrate knowledgeable, responsible citizenship in an increasingly challenging world.

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