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Salisbury, NC
Public School Ratings




Salisbury Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rowan Salisbury Schools School District details

Rowan Salisbury Schools School District
500 North Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28144

18,110 Students enrolled in District

33 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Rowan Salisbury Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.0% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
52%
34%
51%
31%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bostian Elementary School
4245 Old Beatty Ford Rd
China Grove, NC, 28023
KG-05
Carson High School
290 Kress Venture Dr
China Grove, NC, 28023
09-12
China Grove Elementary School
514 South Franklin St
China Grove, NC, 28023
PK-05
China Grove Middle School
1013 North Main St
China Grove, NC, 28023
06-08
Corriher Lipe Middle School
214 West Rice St
Landis, NC, 28088
06-08
Dole Elementary School
465 Choate Rd
Salisbury, NC, 28146
PK-05
East Rowan High School
175 St Luke's Church Rd
Salisbury, NC, 28146
09-12
Erwin Middle School
170 St Luke's Church Rd
Salisbury, NC, 28146
06-08
Granite Quarry Elementary School
118 South Walnut St
Salisbury, NC, 28146
PK-05
Henderson High School
1215 North Main St
Salisbury, NC, 28144
06-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.4% 45.7%
Black 21.2% 26.1%
Hispanic 25.3% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.3% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 97.3% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,403 $134,075,000 60.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $723 $13,091,000 5.9%
Staff $342 $6,202,000 2.8%
General Administration $96 $1,730,000 0.8%
School Administration $674 $12,201,000 5.5%
Operation $964 $17,465,000 7.8%
Transportation $471 $8,521,000 3.8%
Other $414 $7,499,000 3.4%
Total Support $3,684 $66,709,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,231 $22,291,000 10.0%
Total Expenditures $12,318 $223,075,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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