Forsyth Academy

Located at 5426 Shattalon Drive, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth Academy is a large K-5 school that enrolls 729 students (grades K through 8), operated by Forsyth Academy. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Forsyth Academy sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.

Operationally, Forsyth Academy answers to Forsyth Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Forsyth Academy lists that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Forsyth Academy has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put median household income runs about $67,165, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forsyth Academy is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

North Forsyth Magnet High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forsyth Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, Forsyth Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Forsyth Academy's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 729). Class-load math has rose: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

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