📍 2500 W Mountain Street, Kernersville, Forsyth County, 27284
East Forsyth High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kernersville, Forsyth County. The school has 1,655 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 104.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
East Forsyth High enrolls 1,655 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 104.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 735 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 426 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 383 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
881 of the school's 1,655 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 809 qualify for free lunch and 72 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Forsyth High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 74.
East Forsyth High is one of 81 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 52,430 students district-wide and employs 3,594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,655 students, East Forsyth High is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large