Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools vs Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How do these districts compare?

Metric Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Location Chapel Hill, North Carolina Winston Salem, North Carolina
Total Enrollment 11,561 52,717
Number of Schools 20 79
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.4:1 14.6:1

Spending

Metric Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,566 $14,195
Federal Revenue 10.5% 22.5%
State Revenue 43.3% 52.1%
Local Revenue 46.2% 25.3%
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Federal State Local
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
White 46.0% 28.0%
African American 13.3% 32.4%
Hispanic or Latino 19.5% 31.3%
Asian 13.2% 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 7.8% 5.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 33.5% 75.3%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
AP Courses Offered 101 226
Schools with AP 4 12
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 343.1:1 391.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 19.7% 45.2%

School Types

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.