Parkland High

Parkland High is a high school of expansive scale in Winston Salem, North Carolina, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, enrolling 1,569 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 106% larger than typical.

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools comprises 79 schools with combined enrollment of 51,745 students; Parkland High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Parkland High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 37% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Parkland High has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Parkland High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Forsyth County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parkland High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.4%; Parkland High posts 23.7%, -24.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put median household income runs about $67,165, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Parkland High is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

Konnoak Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parkland High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkland High at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parkland High has showed little movement, going from 1,559 students in 2018 to 1,569 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.