Ronald W Reagan High School

Ronald W Reagan High School is a secondary school of sizable scale in Pfafftown, North Carolina, one of the schools within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, serveing 2,122 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 179% above typical.

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

On demographics, Ronald W Reagan High School logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ronald W Reagan High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.2%.

In the surrounding community, Forsyth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Forsyth County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), of which Ronald W Reagan High School is one.

The closest other public school is Old Town Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ronald W Reagan High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ronald W Reagan High School has rose 6%, going from 2,008 students in 2018 to 2,122 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 69% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

On this page, 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.