J F Kennedy High
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Winston Salem, North Carolina
J F Kennedy High in Winston Salem, North Carolina enrolled 332 students in 2024-25 with 23.5 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (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 fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
383 students in 2022-23, 309 students in 2023-24, 332 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 23.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 383 | 33.0 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 24.2 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 332 | 23.5 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 143 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J F Kennedy High enrolled 599 students and had 4.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 64 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.2, one per 143 of the 599 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions64
- Chronically absent56.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.3% of students were Hispanic, 28.6% Black, 15.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.3%
- Black28.6%
- White15.1%
- Two or more races5.4%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
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.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at J F Kennedy High scored proficient or above: 0-13% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 0‑13% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
75-79% of the 111 students in J F Kennedy 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 | 75‑79% | 87% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 111 | 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
8 public high schools in Winston Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; J F Kennedy High is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J Reynolds High | 1,759 | 17.7 | 99.4% |
| Parkland High | 1,569 | 14.9 | 99.8% |
| Mount Tabor High School | 1,426 | 17.6 | 99.8% |
| North Forsyth High | 1,084 | 15.9 | 99.7% |
| Carver High | 728 | 14.9 | 99.6% |
| J F Kennedy High | 332 | 14.1 | 99.1% |
| Early College of Forsyth Co | 306 | 21.4 | 32.7% |
| Carter High School | 123 | 8.2 | 97.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about J F Kennedy High
- Carter High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 123 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Winston-Salem Preparatory AcadThe next nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 369 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare J F Kennedy High with Carter High SchoolStudents, 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 CarolinaJ F Kennedy High is the number 397 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#397 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.14.1:1
- 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 J F Kennedy High
How many students attend J F Kennedy High?
332 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 383 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Winston Salem, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at J F Kennedy High?
14.1 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 J F Kennedy High a Title I school?
J F Kennedy High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at J F Kennedy High do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at J F Kennedy High scored proficient or above: 0-13% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at J F Kennedy High?
75-79% of the 111 students in J F Kennedy 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 J F Kennedy High in?
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150002194 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.