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Enrollment
555
High
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001625
North Rowan High
300 North Whitehead Ave, Spencer, NC 28159 · (704) 636-4420 · Rowan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
30.6%
NC avg 50.9%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 51 of 100.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-51.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 79% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Rowan High
North Rowan High's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rowan High this school | 555 | 0.5% | 26.9% |
| Early College of Forsyth Co Winston Salem | 306 | 34.0% | N/A |
| North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest | 346 | 36.1% | 75.9% |
| Williams Secondary Montessori Charlotte | 401 | 19.7% | 78.4% |
| Wilson Early College Academy Wilson | 268 | 37.3% | N/A |
| Carrboro High Carrboro | 885 | 30.4% | 50.8% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Rowan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #419 of 468 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #422 of 448 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #329 of 598 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #299 of 473 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #57 of 474 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.5% | #527 of 527 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #127 of 277 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
555
0 (0%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 555 | 27.7 | 20.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 38.1 | 15.5:1 | 98% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 37.7 | 15.6:1 | 66% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 45.5 | 13.5:1 | 67% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 67% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 66% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 61 | 13.6:1 | 32% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 54 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Rowan High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (616 to 555); teachers down 39% (45.5 to 27.7).
About North Rowan High
North Rowan High is a public high school run by Rowan-Salisbury Schools in Spencer, North Carolina. The school counted 555 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 27% below the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools serves 17,683 students across 32 schools.
At North Rowan High, Black students make up the biggest share, 39%. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 21% White, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Rowan County, the Black share is about 16%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
North Rowan High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1, with 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 1% at North Rowan High. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rowan County is 96%.
Among North Carolina public high schools, North Rowan High outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 26.9%, is 51.8 points below the 78.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rowan County show that the median household earns about $65,725 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Rowan County, 35 public schools serve about 18,917 students.
North Rowan Elementary is about 0.4 miles from North Rowan High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, North Rowan High is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, North Rowan High is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 555 in 2020-21 and 555 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.6:1 to 20.0:1.
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Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Other schools in Spencer
- North Rowan MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- North Rowan ElementaryElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- North Rowan Elementary0.4 mi · 405
- North Rowan Middle0.4 mi · 649
- Dole Elementary1.9 mi · 388
- Henderson High2.1 mi · 71
- Overton Elementary2.6 mi · 237
- Summit Virtual Academy2.9 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About North Rowan HighHow large is North Rowan High?
North Rowan High enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Rowan High serve?
North Rowan High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at North Rowan High?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at North Rowan High.
What is the student diversity at North Rowan High?
Student demographics at North Rowan High are roughly 21% White, 32% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is North Rowan High public or private?
North Rowan High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.