Carter High School

Carter High School is a very small senior high in Winston Salem, North Carolina, run under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school works with 123 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 84% below typical.

Across the 79 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (51,745 students total), Carter High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Carter High School logs that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Carter High School records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, Forsyth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Carter High School is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

The closest other public school is J F Kennedy High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Carter High School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 168 students in 2018 compared to 123 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 3.7:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.