Atkins Academic & Tech High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Atkins Academic & Tech High in Winston-Salem, North Carolina enrolled 1,187 students in 2024-25 with 68.0 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 99% or more (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
1,192 students in 2022-23, 1,190 students in 2023-24, 1,187 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 68.7 to 68.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,192 | 68.7 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,190 | 68.0 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,187 | 68.0 | 17.5 |
17.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
32 AP courses and one counselor per 182 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Atkins Academic & Tech High enrolled 1,203 students and had 6.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses32
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.6, one per 182 of the 1,203 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions32
- Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.2% of students were White, 23.9% Black, 20.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White44.2%
- Black23.9%
- Hispanic20.6%
- Asian6.7%
- Two or more races4.3%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
99% or more of the 320 students in Atkins Academic & Tech High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 99% or more | 87% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 320 | 4,233 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Winston-Salem
5 public high schools in Winston-Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Atkins Academic & Tech High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Academic & Tech High | 1,187 | 17.5 | 33.0% |
| Oak Grove High | 992 | 18.8 | 32.6% |
| Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad | 369 | 10.6 | 99.2% |
| Middle College of Forsyth Cnty | 121 | 25.9 | 45.5% |
| Main Street Academy | 63 | 3.6 | 95.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Atkins Academic & Tech High
- Winston-Salem Preparatory AcadThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 369 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Carver HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 728 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Atkins Academic & Tech High with Winston-Salem Preparatory AcadStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaAtkins Academic & Tech High is the number 141 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#141 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.17.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Atkins Academic & Tech High
How many students attend Atkins Academic & Tech High?
1,187 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,192 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Winston-Salem, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Atkins Academic & Tech High?
17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Atkins Academic & Tech High a Title I school?
Atkins Academic & Tech High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Atkins Academic & Tech High?
99% or more of the 320 students in Atkins Academic & Tech High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Atkins Academic & Tech High in?
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150003176 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.