Total enrollment
17,683
-1,657 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
33 schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
North Carolina · 17,683 students · 8 cities
Parents inside Rowan-Salisbury Schools pick from 33 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 17,683 students (an average school size of 536).
7-year change in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
-3 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
48%
was 58%
% Hispanic
25%
was 18%
% Black
20%
was 19%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Rowan-Salisbury Schools
As an average-sized district in North Carolina, Rowan-Salisbury Schools hosts 17,683 students across 33 schools.
On the school-mix side, Rowan-Salisbury Schools covers 17 elementary, 6 middle, 8 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Trend over the past 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Rowan-Salisbury Schools has contracted 9% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 19,340 students to 17,683. Rowan-Salisbury Schools now counts 32 public schools, down from 35 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 58% to 48% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Rowan-Salisbury Schools discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.