Forestview High

Located at 5545 Union Road, in Gastonia, North Carolina, Forestview High is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus that educates 1,133 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Gaston County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 761.

Within Gaston County Schools, which oversees 56 schools and 30,995 students, Forestview High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Forestview High logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, Forestview High reports 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Forestview High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gaston County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Forestview High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gaston County put median household income runs about $67,478, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Gaston County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students), Forestview High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is W A Bess Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Forestview High at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 1,177 students in 2018 compared to 1,133 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 62% to 45% over that span.

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