West Forsyth High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Clemmons, North Carolina
West Forsyth High in Clemmons, North Carolina enrolled 2,145 students in 2024-25 with 115.8 full-time teachers, 18.5 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 93% (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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
2,348 students in 2022-23, 2,269 students in 2023-24, 2,145 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 119.0 to 115.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,348 | 119.0 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 2,269 | 120.8 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 2,145 | 115.8 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 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).
30 AP courses and one counselor per 324 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Forsyth High enrolled 2,261 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 84 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses30
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 324 of the 2,261 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions84
- Chronically absent57.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.7% of students were White, 21.1% Hispanic, 16.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White50.7%
- Hispanic21.1%
- Black16.8%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Asian5.4%
- American Indian0.2%
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
93% of the 589 students in West Forsyth 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 | 93% | 87% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 589 | 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.
What to look at next about West Forsyth High
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 7.5 miles away: 2,122 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
- Davie County HighThe next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 1,819 students, 23.9 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare West Forsyth High with Ronald W Reagan 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 CarolinaWest Forsyth High is the number 25 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.5:1
- 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 West Forsyth High
How many students attend West Forsyth High?
2,145 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,348 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Clemmons, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Forsyth High?
18.5 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 West Forsyth High a Title I school?
West Forsyth 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 West Forsyth High?
93% of the 589 students in West Forsyth 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 West Forsyth High in?
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150000647 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.