📍 851 Highland Court, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27101
Carter High School is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 134 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 5%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Carter High School enrolls 134 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 37% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 52 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 134 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Carter High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 72.
Carter High School 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 134 students, Carter High School is smaller 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: City - Large