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Forsyth County Schools

Forsyth County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
475 Corporate Square Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27105
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NCES agency ID
3701500
State LEA ID
NC-340
81
Schools
50,105
Students
3,689
Teachers (FTE)
14.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
31
Low-performing schools
26.2%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Forsyth County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary43505
High151,124
Middle14761
6-125282
K-12211
K-82294
All schools81--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A56.8%
B1419.2%
C2027.4%
D2027.4%
F1419.2%
All graded schools73100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded912.5%
Met3650.0%
Not Met2737.5%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 360.1%37.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.5%35.4%
English II54.9%33.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51.3%34.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.4%27.7%
Biology45.5%31.9%
NC Math 121.9%6.8%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate86%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned59.5%
Students completing Math III94.5%
Passed end-of-grade assessments44%
Students promoted to the next grade79.8%
Students retained in grade20.2%
English learners making progress (of 7,409)26.2%
Schools identified as low-performing31 of 72
First page of the Forsyth County Schools report card PDF

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The Forsyth County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 31.62%Hispanic 30.8%Black 29%Two+ Races 5.68%Asian 2.62%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.13%
White: 31.62% (16,362) Hispanic: 30.8% (15,940) Black: 29% (15,005) Two+ Races: 5.68% (2,937) Asian: 2.62% (1,358) Native Am.: 0.14% (74) Pacific Isl.: 0.13% (69)
White31.62%
Hispanic30.8%
Black29%
Two+ Races5.68%
Asian2.62%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 51,745
48.74%25,223 Female
51.26%26,522 Male

Student counts for Forsyth County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 51,745 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 66.46%Chronically absent 33.54%
Regular attendance: 66.46% (36,048) Chronically absent: 33.54% (18,190)
Regular attendance66.46%
Chronically absent33.54%

Student Population

Students Counted: 54,238
14.25%7,374 English learners

Student indicators for Forsyth County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 54,238 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 81.91%Beginning 18.09%
Experienced: 81.91% (2,655) Beginning: 18.09% (586)
Experienced81.91%
Beginning18.09%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 3,241.1 FTE
93.5%Fully licensed
6.5%Emergency or provisional
6.46%210 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Forsyth County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 3,241.1 FTE.

Forsyth County Schools boundary map

81 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Forsyth County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Forsyth County Schools

81 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →