1
Enrollment
1,063
High
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405002882
Carson High
290 Kress Venture Dr, China Grove, NC 28023 · (704) 855-7297 · Rowan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,063 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,060 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 268 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 258 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 281 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carson High
Carson High's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson High this school | 1,063 | 99.7% | 47.5% |
| North Iredell High Olin | 983 | 99.7% | 46.4% |
| Princeton High Princeton | 988 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
| Enka High Candler | 1,051 | 99.7% | 41.8% |
| South Rowan High China Grove | 932 | 99.7% | 28.6% |
| Smoky Mountain High School Sylva | 881 | 97.7% | 46.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #225 of 468 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #145 of 464 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #200 of 448 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,063 | #169 of 598 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #383 of 473 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #332 of 474 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #54 of 527 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #45 of 277 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,063
-129 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,063 | 46.3 | 22.9:1 | 100% (1,060) |
| 2023-24 | 1,135 | 60.6 | 18.7:1 | 98% (1,112) |
| 2022-23 | 1,170 | 60.8 | 19.3:1 | 48% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 1,192 | 63 | 18.9:1 | 25% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 1,328 | 72.7 | 18.3:1 | 38% (504) |
| 2015-16 | 1,253 | 69 | 18.2:1 | 41% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 1,173 | 73 | 16.1:1 | 45% (526) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,328 to 1,063); teachers down 36% (72.7 to 46.3).
About Carson High
In China Grove, North Carolina, part of Rowan County, Carson High is a high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,063 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
Carson High is one school in a 32-school district, Rowan-Salisbury Schools, which enrolls 17,683 students.
Of every 100 students at Carson High, about 64 are White. It is also 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carson High scores 53%.
There are 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.9:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Carson High holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of North Carolina public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Carson High is -0.9 points: 47.5% actual, 48.4% predicted.
In Rowan County, home to about 149,875 people, the median household earns about $65,725 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Rowan County number 35, with about 18,917 students.
Carson High is about 1.6 miles from China Grove Middle, its nearest public school. Carson High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Carson High ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 47.5% versus a 39.4% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 18.9:1 to 22.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Carson High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- West Rowan MiddleMiddle · 707 students
Other schools in China Grove
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- China Grove ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- China Grove MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Millbridge ElementaryElementary · 547 students
- Bostian ElementaryElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- China Grove Middle1.6 mi · 572
- China Grove Elementary2.3 mi · 592
- Bostian Elementary2.7 mi · 342
- South Rowan High3.7 mi · 932
- Southeast Middle3.7 mi · 628
- Knollwood Elementary4.0 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Carson HighHow large is Carson High?
Carson High enrolls approximately 1,063 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carson High serve?
Carson High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Carson High?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Carson High.
What is the student diversity at Carson High?
Student demographics at Carson High are roughly 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Carson High public or private?
Carson High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.