Total enrollment
16,695
-462 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
67 schools in Winston-Salem
North Carolina · Public K-12
Winston-Salem runs 67 public K-12 schools inside North Carolina, with combined enrollment near 37,384 (36 elementary, 13 middle, and 14 high).
4-year change in Winston-Salem
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
+2 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
252,037
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
37,384
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
67
public K-12
About Winston-Salem
Across Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 67 public schools educates about 37,384 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city spans 36 elementary, 13 middle, 14 high, and 4 other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 17,157 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,695 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 28 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Winston-Salem discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.