📍 300 North Whitehead Ave, Spencer, Rowan County, 28159
North Rowan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spencer, Rowan County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Rowan High enrolls 589 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 24% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 247 | 42% |
| White | 143 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 10% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 589 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 390 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
North Rowan 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-60, state senate district 33, state house district 76.
North 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 589 students, North Rowan High is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large