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Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Salisbury, China Grove, Landis, Spencer, Granite Quarry, Rockwell, East Spencer, Cleveland and Faith, and parts of Kannapolis.

Salisbury’s School Grade C better than 27% of North Carolina school districts

Students
17,683
Schools
32
Spent per student
$13,427
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Debt
$22.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rowan-Salisbury Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $22.6M, about $1,276 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Salisbury. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–86 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 50.8% · 8,593 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 49.9% · 9,507 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 86.5% · 1,511 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,427 per student · 3% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 52%Federal 23%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
17,318’20
17,587’21
17,711’22
18,110’23
17,683’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Hispanic 25%Black 20%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

32 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

West Rowan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C
611 students15:1
China Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · China Grove
C
592 students19:1
Granite Quarry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
C
586 students20:1
Knollwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D
585 students19:1
Koontz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D−
554 students15:1
Isenberg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D
509 students15:1
Rockwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockwell
B−
502 students17:1
Hurley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D
466 students15:1
Shive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockwell
B−
413 students15:1
North Rowan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spencer
D
405 students15:1
Dole Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D−
388 students16:1
Morgan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gold Hill
B−
275 students15:1
Landis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Landis
B+
613 students19:1
Millbridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · China Grove
B
547 students15:1
Bostian Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · China Grove
A−
342 students16:1
Mt Ulla Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mount Ulla
B+
281 students16:1
Summit Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Salisbury
C−
241 students18:1
Overton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salisbury
C
237 students15:1
Erwin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salisbury
C−
763 students17:1
West Rowan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salisbury
C−
707 students18:1
North Rowan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spencer
D
649 students15:1
Southeast Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salisbury
C−
628 students18:1
China Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · China Grove
C
572 students19:1
Corriher Lipe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Landis
C−
457 students18:1
Henderson High
High · Grades 6–12 · Salisbury
C−
71 students10:1
Carson High
High · Grades 9–12 · China Grove
B+
1,063 students23:1
West Rowan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Ulla
C
988 students22:1
East Rowan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salisbury
C+
986 students20:1
South Rowan High
High · Grades 9–12 · China Grove
C
932 students22:1
Salisbury High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salisbury
C+
930 students20:1
North Rowan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spencer
D
555 students20:1
Rowan Co Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Salisbury
A
235 students33:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.