📍 5240 Sullivantown Road, Walkertown, Forsyth County, 27051
Walkertown High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Walkertown, Forsyth County. The school has 723 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 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walkertown High enrolls 723 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 25% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 162 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
720 of the school's 723 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 720 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.
Walkertown 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 31, state house district 74.
Walkertown 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 723 students, Walkertown High is close to 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