Public schools in Winston Salem, NC

Winston Salem has 64 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 13 high, 13 middle, 35 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 37,384 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools runs 55 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 6 districts and agencies that run Winston Salem's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Winston SalemDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools5552,717$13,811
Davidson County Schools517,964$11,178
Quality Education Academy1673$14,184
Forsyth Academy1759$12,809
Arts Based School1579$11,314
Carter G Woodson School1451$12,310

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

13 high schools in Winston Salem, 10,059 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
R J Reynolds High1,75917.799.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Parkland High1,56914.999.8%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Mount Tabor High School1,42617.699.8%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Atkins Academic & Tech High1,18717.533.0%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
North Forsyth High1,08415.999.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Oak Grove High99218.832.6%Davidson County Schools
Carver High72814.999.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad36910.699.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
J F Kennedy High33214.199.1%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Early College of Forsyth Co30621.432.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
The other 3 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Carter High School1238.297.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Middle College of Forsyth Cnty12125.945.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Main Street Academy633.695.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

13 middle schools in Winston Salem, 8,505 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Clemmons Middle School1,09218.198.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Hanes Magnet School96716.399.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Meadowlark Middle85717.099.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Thomas Jefferson Middle80817.199.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Wiley Magnet Middle75415.699.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Oak Grove Middle72718.439.5%Davidson County Schools
Mineral Springs Middle70213.099.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Northwest Middle70214.599.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Flat Rock Middle67413.699.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Paisley IB Magnet School55312.999.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
The other 3 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Philo-Hill Magnet Academy36310.399.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Virtual Academy1777.377.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Lowrance Middle1296.197.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

35 elementary schools in Winston Salem, 17,550 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Meadowlark Elementary82715.099.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Speas Elementary79315.499.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Kimmel Farm Elementary76015.199.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Forsyth Academy72920.094.2%Forsyth Academy
Wallburg Elementary71717.849.4%Davidson County Schools
Sherwood Forest Elementary67015.217.6%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
The Arts Based School66313.5not reportedArts Based School
Griffith Elementary62114.199.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Old Town Elementary61713.999.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Konnoak Elementary60013.499.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
The other 25 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Gibson Elementary58912.499.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Jefferson Elementary56013.799.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Mineral Springs Elementary54511.899.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Hall-Woodward Elementary53210.099.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Forest Park Elementary52211.499.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Petree Elementary51913.799.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Easton Elementary School50411.599.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
South Fork Elementary50312.499.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Whitaker Elementary49015.223.5%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Ward Elementary48913.299.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Friendship Elementary47016.341.7%Davidson County Schools
Friedberg Elementary46816.343.6%Davidson County Schools
North Hills Elementary45314.699.3%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
The Downtown School45313.024.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Moore Magnet Elementary45013.399.3%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Smith Farm Elementary44012.199.3%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Diggs-Latham Elementary38510.499.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Bolton Elementary38012.099.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Ibraham Elementary35713.199.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Brunson Elementary35512.499.2%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Ashley Academy34811.699.1%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Kimberley Park Elementary33211.499.1%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Cook Literacy Model School22811.598.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
The Special Children's School987.796.9%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Childrens Center836.296.4%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 other schools in Winston Salem, 1,270 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Quality Education Academy77622.198.8%Quality Education Academy
Carter G. Woodson School48521.898.1%Carter G Woodson School
Kingswood School90.866.7%Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Winston Salem's public schools compare with North Carolina's

The median Winston Salem school has 13.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the North Carolina median of 15.4. 63% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 527 students (state 497).

Winston Salem against North Carolina, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Winston SalemNorth Carolina
Median students per teacher13.715.4
Median school size (students)527497
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)63%55%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%0%
Charter schools6.3%7.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 64 Winston Salem schools and the 2,653 North Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Winston Salem

  1. Winston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsRuns 55 of Winston Salem's 64 public schools and spent $13,811 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,811
  2. R J Reynolds High, the largest high school in Winston Salem1,759 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.1,759
  3. Compare Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools with Davidson County SchoolsWinston Salem's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Winston Salem addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in North Carolina

  1. Charlotte173 schools
  2. Raleigh99 schools
  3. Greensboro79 schools
  4. Durham68 schools
  5. Fayetteville68 schools
  6. Wilmington44 schools
  7. Concord35 schools
  8. Asheville33 schools

Questions about schools in Winston Salem

  1. How many public schools are in Winston Salem, NC?
    64 public schools with an address in Winston Salem were open in 2024-25: 13 high, 13 middle, 35 elementary, 3 other, enrolling 37,384 students. 4 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Winston Salem?
    R J Reynolds High, with 1,759 students in 2024-25 (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools).
  3. Which districts run Winston Salem's schools?
    Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (55 schools), Davidson County Schools (5 schools), Quality Education Academy (1 school), Forsyth Academy (1 school), and 2 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .