Robert B Glenn High School

Robert B Glenn High School is a sprawling 9-12 campus in Kernersville, North Carolina, run under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school instructs 1,396 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Robert B Glenn High School sits 83% larger than that benchmark.

Robert B Glenn High School is one of 79 schools operated by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, a district that works with 51,745 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Robert B Glenn High School shows that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% Black, 17% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, Robert B Glenn High School shows 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Robert B Glenn High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robert B Glenn High School is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.4%; Robert B Glenn High School posts 21.6%, -26.8 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robert B Glenn High School is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

Nearest neighbor: NC Leadership Charter Academy, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robert B Glenn High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert B Glenn High School has contracted 7%, going from 1,504 students in 2018 to 1,396 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 31% to 17% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.