School district · North Carolina

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Rowan-Salisbury Schools in North Carolina: 32 public schools with 17,683 students and 17.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,427 per student in FY2024.

Schools
32
Students
17,683
Students per teacher
17.3
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,427
NC $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,021
Counselors (FTE)
49.0
Students per counselor
361
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.8
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

36%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

7,977 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

37%proficient

+3.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

7,972 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.2K15
$8.3K16
$8.8K17
$9.2K18
$9.8K19
$10.1K20
$10.8K21
$11.8K22
$12.1K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
23% · $65M
State
52% · $146.4M
Local
25% · $70.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,096
Support services
$4,551
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$23M
Long-term debt
$27.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 17Middle schools: 6High schools: 8Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–534215.654%61%
Pre-K–559218.632%26%
Pre-K–538815.621%22%
Pre-K–558620.037%41%
Pre-K–546614.821%21%
Pre-K–550915.035%38%
Pre-K–558518.825%25%
Pre-K–555414.714%14%
K–561318.749%68%
K–554715.557%72%
Pre-K–527514.943%47%
K–528116.454%81%
Pre-K–540515.014%9.9%
K–523715.328%21%
Pre-K–550216.846%67%
Pre-K–541314.544%55%
Pre-K–561115.143%51%
6–857219.146%44%
6–845717.939%38%
6–876317.040%34%
6–864915.328%20%
6–862818.229%23%
6–870718.237%31%
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Henderson HighAlternative
6–127110.210%2.5%
9–1255520.0——
9–1223533.0——
9–1293019.6——
9–1293221.5——
9–1298821.6——
K–1224118.342%28%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
500 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone
(704)636-7500
Website