Enrollment
235
High
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405003035
Rowan Co Early College
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S, Salisbury, NC 28146 · (704) 216-3873 · Rowan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
33.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
232 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
89.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
235
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
33.0:1
was 31.7:1
% White
40%
was 49%
% Hispanic
39%
was 32%
% Black
13%
was 14%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Rowan Co Early College
Rowan Co Early College is a 9-12 campus of one-room-style scale in Salisbury, North Carolina, one of the schools within Rowan-Salisbury Schools, caters to 235 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.
Within Rowan-Salisbury Schools, which oversees 32 schools and 17,683 students, Rowan Co Early College is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Rowan Co Early College logs that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 33.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rowan Co Early College is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 78.4%, a residual of +29.7 points.
In the area at large, Rowan County reports that median household income runs about $65,725, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rowan Co Early College is one of 35 public schools in Rowan County (combined enrollment of about 18,917 students).
The closest other public school is Koontz Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rowan Co Early College comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.0%.
Rowan Co Early College operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 238 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 31.7:1 in 2018 to 33.0:1 today.
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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 Salisbury
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- West Rowan MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Granite Quarry ElementaryElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Koontz Elementary1.3 mi · 554
- Salisbury High1.9 mi · 930
- Southeast Middle2.6 mi · 628
- Granite Quarry Elementary2.7 mi · 586
- Henderson High3.0 mi · 71
- Faith Academy Charter School3.3 mi · 938
Frequently asked questions
About Rowan Co Early CollegeHow many students attend Rowan Co Early College?
Rowan Co Early College enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rowan Co Early College serve?
Rowan Co Early College serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rowan Co Early College have?
Rowan Co Early College employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 33.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Rowan Co Early College?
Student demographics at Rowan Co Early College are roughly 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rowan Co Early College in?
Rowan Co Early College is part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
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