📍 290 Kress Venture Dr, China Grove, Rowan County, 28023
Carson High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in China Grove, Rowan County. The school has 1,170 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carson High enrolls 1,170 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 811 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
565 of the school's 1,170 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 565 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.
Carson 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 83.
Carson 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 1,170 students, Carson 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