Rowan-Salisbury Schools
A public school district in Salisbury, North Carolina, with 32 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 17,683
- Students enrolled
- 1,020.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,141
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 17,683 in 2024–25
- Ranks 442nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,141 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 17% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Rowan-Salisbury Schools spent $12,141 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,683 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,141 | $221.3 million | 18,225 |
| FY2022 | $11,832 | $214.2 million | 18,104 |
| FY2021 | $10,804 | $196.7 million | 18,205 |
| FY2020 | $10,079 | $191.2 million | 18,972 |
| FY2019 | $9,813 | $186.2 million | 18,976 |
| FY2018 | $9,234 | $178.6 million | 19,340 |
| FY2017 | $8,819 | $172.1 million | 19,519 |
| FY2016 | $8,281 | $164.7 million | 19,891 |
| FY2015 | $8,200 | $164.9 million | 20,111 |
| FY2014 | $8,562 | $169.8 million | 19,831 |
| FY2013 | $8,506 | $171.5 million | 20,165 |
| FY2012 | $8,417 | $171.2 million | 20,340 |
| FY2011 | $8,351 | $170.9 million | 20,460 |
| FY2010 | $8,156 | $170.3 million | 20,887 |
| FY2009 | $8,252 | $174.3 million | 21,125 |
| FY2008 | $7,882 | $163.0 million | 20,682 |
| FY2007 | $7,620 | $159.7 million | 20,957 |
| FY2006 | $7,011 | $146.6 million | 20,915 |
| FY2005 | $6,683 | $139.2 million | 20,825 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $62.3 million | 24.2% |
| State | $139.1 million | 54.1% |
| Local | $55.7 million | 21.7% |
| Total | $257.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
32 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bostian Elementary | 342 |
| Carson High | 1,063 |
| China Grove Elementary | 592 |
| China Grove Middle | 572 |
| Corriher Lipe Middle | 457 |
| Dole Elementary | 388 |
| East Rowan High | 986 |
| Erwin Middle | 763 |
| Granite Quarry Elementary | 586 |
| Henderson High | 71 |
| Hurley Elementary | 466 |
| Isenberg Elementary | 509 |
| Knollwood Elementary | 585 |
| Koontz Elementary | 554 |
| Landis Elementary | 613 |
| Millbridge Elementary | 547 |
| Morgan Elementary | 275 |
| Mt Ulla Elementary | 281 |
| North Rowan Elementary | 405 |
| North Rowan High | 555 |
| North Rowan Middle | 649 |
| Overton Elementary | 237 |
| Rockwell Elementary | 502 |
| Rowan Co Early College | 235 |
| Salisbury High | 930 |
| Shive Elementary | 413 |
| South Rowan High | 932 |
| Southeast Middle | 628 |
| Summit Virtual Academy | 241 |
| West Rowan Elementary | 611 |
| West Rowan High | 988 |
| West Rowan Middle | 707 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3704050
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved