Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Public school district based in Salisbury, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3704050; state ID NC-800.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
32
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
17,683
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
990.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.9
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 210 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,214 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,233 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,323 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,489 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,288 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,241 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,281 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,284 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,291 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,524 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,545 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,444 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,316 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 0.9% | |
| Black or African American | 19.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 24.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 7.0% | |
| White | 47.6% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.6% | |
| Male | 51.4% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 14, Rural 18.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson High China Grove | 9–12 | Regular | 1,063 | 46.3 | 23 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Rowan High Mount Ulla | 9–12 | Regular | 988 | 45.7 | 21.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| East Rowan High Salisbury | 9–12 | Regular | 986 | 49.1 | 20.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| South Rowan High China Grove | 9–12 | Regular | 932 | 43.3 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Salisbury High Salisbury | 9–12 | Regular | 930 | 47.5 | 19.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Erwin Middle Salisbury | 6–8 | Regular | 763 | 44.8 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Rowan Middle Salisbury | 6–8 | Regular | 707 | 38.8 | 18.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| North Rowan Middle Spencer | 6–8 | Regular | 649 | 42.5 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Southeast Middle Salisbury | 6–8 | Regular | 628 | 34.5 | 18.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Landis Elementary Landis | K–5 | Regular | 613 | 32.8 | 18.7 | Suburb: Large |
| West Rowan Elementary Cleveland | PK–5 | Regular | 611 | 40.5 | 15.1 | Rural: Distant |
| China Grove Elementary China Grove | PK–5 | Regular | 592 | 31.9 | 18.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Granite Quarry Elementary Salisbury | PK–5 | Regular | 586 | 29.3 | 20 | Suburb: Large |
| Knollwood Elementary Salisbury | PK–5 | Regular | 585 | 31.1 | 18.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| China Grove Middle China Grove | 6–8 | Regular | 572 | 30.0 | 19.1 | Suburb: Large |
| North Rowan High Spencer | 9–12 | Regular | 555 | 27.7 | 20 | Suburb: Large |
| Koontz Elementary Salisbury | PK–5 | Regular | 554 | 37.6 | 14.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Millbridge Elementary China Grove | K–5 | Regular | 547 | 35.3 | 15.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Isenberg Elementary Salisbury | PK–5 | Regular | 509 | 33.9 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Rockwell Elementary Rockwell | PK–5 | Regular | 502 | 29.8 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Hurley Elementary Salisbury | PK–5 | Regular | 466 | 31.5 | 14.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Corriher Lipe Middle Landis | 6–8 | Regular | 457 | 25.5 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Shive Elementary Rockwell | PK–5 | Regular | 413 | 28.4 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| North Rowan Elementary Spencer | PK–5 | Regular | 405 | 27.0 | 15 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dole Elementary Salisbury | PK–5 | Regular | 388 | 25.0 | 15.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Bostian Elementary China Grove | K–5 | Regular | 342 | 21.9 | 15.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mt Ulla Elementary Mount Ulla | K–5 | Regular | 281 | 17.1 | 16.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Morgan Elementary Gold Hill | PK–5 | Regular | 275 | 18.4 | 14.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Summit Virtual Academy Salisbury | K–12 | Regular | 241 | 13.2 | 18.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Overton Elementary Salisbury | K–5 | Regular | 237 | 15.5 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Rowan Co Early College Salisbury | 9–12 | Regular | 235 | 7.1 | 33 | Suburb: Large |
| Henderson High Salisbury | 6–12 | Alternative | 71 | 6.9 | 10.2 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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