Early College of Forsyth Co

Early College of Forsyth Co is one of the tight-knit high schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina, run under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, with 306 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which oversees 79 schools and 51,745 students, Early College of Forsyth Co is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Early College of Forsyth Co shows that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 29% White, 21% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Early College of Forsyth Co records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Forsyth County's rate of about 88%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Forsyth County) logs that median household income runs about $67,165, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Forsyth County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), of which Early College of Forsyth Co is one.

Middle College of Forsyth Cnty is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Early College of Forsyth Co operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 19%: 258 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.