📍 175 St Luke's Church Rd, Salisbury, Rowan County, 28146
East Rowan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salisbury, Rowan County. The school has 1,032 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Rowan High enrolls 1,032 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 783 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 1,032 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 524 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.
East Rowan High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 33, state house district 76.
East Rowan High is one of 33 schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools, based in Salisbury, North Carolina. The district serves 17,683 students district-wide and employs 1,129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,032 students, East Rowan High is larger than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe