South Rowan High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · China Grove, North Carolina

South Rowan High in China Grove, North Carolina enrolled 932 students in 2024-25 with 43.3 full-time teachers, 21.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

952 students in 2022-23, 989 students in 2023-24, 932 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.4 to 43.3.

Students enrolled at South Rowan High by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 93202505007501k2022-239522023-249892024-25932
Students enrolled at South Rowan High by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 93202505007501k2022-239522023-249892024-25932
Students enrolled at South Rowan High by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 93202505007501k2022-239522023-249892024-25932
Students enrolled at South Rowan High by school year2022-23: 952, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 93202505007501k2022-239522023-249892024-25932
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2395251.418.5
2023-2498956.117.6
2024-2593243.321.5

21.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; South Rowan High 21.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSouth Rowan High 21.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; South Rowan High 21.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSouth Rowan High 21.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; South Rowan High 21.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSouth Rowan High 21.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; South Rowan High 21.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherSouth Rowan High 21.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

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).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 322 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Rowan High enrolled 965 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 107 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 322 of the 965 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions107
  • Chronically absent53.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.2% of students were White, 24.7% Hispanic, 9.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White59.2%
  2. Hispanic24.7%
  3. Black9.1%
  4. Two or more races5.4%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. 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

89% of the 247 students in South Rowan 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate89%88%86.5%
Students in the class2471,511120,822

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 China Grove

2 public high schools in China Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; South Rowan High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Carson High1,06323.099.7%
South Rowan High93221.599.7%

All public schools in China Grove →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Rowan High

  1. Carson HighThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 1,063 students, 23.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. A L Brown HighThe next nearest public high school, 5.3 miles away: 1,753 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare South Rowan High with Carson HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rowan-Salisbury School System spends per student$12,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,141
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouth Rowan High is the number 204 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#204 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher21.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.21.5:1
  7. 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 South Rowan High

  1. How many students attend South Rowan High?
    932 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 952 in 2022-23. It is a high school in China Grove, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Rowan High?
    21.5 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.
  3. Is South Rowan High a Title I school?
    South Rowan High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at South Rowan High?
    89% of the 247 students in South Rowan 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.
  5. What district is South Rowan High in?
    Rowan-Salisbury School System, NCES district ID 3704050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370405001629 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.

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