Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Forsyth County, North Carolina
District details
Superintendent: Tricia McManus
# of school board members: 9
Website: Link

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is a school district in North Carolina.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

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Tricia McManus is the superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. McManus was appointed superintendent on February 23, 2021. McManus' previous career experience includes serving as the school district's interim superintendent, as a deputy superintendent with the school district, and as an assistant superintendent with Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida.

Past superintendents

• Angela P. Hairston was the superintendent from 2019 to 2020. Hairston's previous career experience included serving as superintendent with the Richmond County School System in Georgia, and as a principal and region superintendent in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Beverly Emory was the superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools from 2013 to 2019. Emory's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of Pitt County Schools in North Carolina.

School board

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. Three members are elected at large and six members are elected by district.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large	Sabrina Coone	January 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large	Deanna Frazier Kaplan	2018
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board At-Large	Richard Watts	January 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1	Alex B. Bohannon	February 8, 2022
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1	Trevonia Brown-Gaither	January 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2	Robert Barr	January 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2	Leah Crowley	2018
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2	Susan Miller	January 5, 2023
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 2	Steve Wood	January 5, 2023

Elections

See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elections in 2014, 2018, and 2022

Members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November.

A general election was scheduled for November 8, 2022. A primary election was scheduled for May 17, 2022.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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F. Public Participation at Board Meetings. The Board recognizes the importance and value of hearing from members of the community as to issues or concerns related to the Board of Education or the school system in general. The public shall be allowed to make comments during the regular Board meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The public comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for the Board to hear varying points of view about matters of public school business and not a time to make personal attacks, resolve individual grievances, or engage in disruptive behavior. 1. Recognition of Speakers. Any individual who is interested in speaking at a regular meeting of the Board should sign up at the appropriate time and may be asked to provide their name, address, email address and, if speaking on behalf of a group, the name and identity of the organization or group. Speakers who sign up to comment during the initial public comment period will be restricted to commenting on matters that appear as either a discussion item or action item on the agenda. Speakers who sign up to comment during the public comment period at the end of the meeting should comment on general school-related issues that do not appear on the published agenda; this portion of the meeting shall not be televised. 2. Time Limits for Speakers. A speaker shall be allowed three minutes to make a presentation to the Board of Education. Speakers may not donate or waive their time in order to allow another speaker to exceed the allotted time. If a large number of people have signed-up to speak, the Chairman may reduce the time for individual speakers and/or limit the public comment period to 30 minutes. These time limits shall be strictly enforced. 3. Manner of Speech. People with complaints about an application of board policy, a matter involving school personnel, a decision impacting their individual student, or condition of school facilities shall to first seek redress with school system administration and/or use the appropriate grievance procedure, Policy 4135.4 or Policy 5145, before addressing the Board. Speakers may offer criticism of school system programs, operations, district administration, or members of the Board of Education, however, personal attacks against named school staff members and students will not be allowed. In addition, obscene, abusive, defamatory language, or conduct that violates Civility Policy 1170 and other disruptive conduct shall not be tolerated. 4. Board Response to Comments. Board members may ask clarifying questions of speakers, but there will be no general discussion of any items presented by speakers. The Board shall take no action on any matter presented by a speaker, however, the Board may take one or more of the following actions in response to comments: a. The Board Chair may direct the speaker to an appropriate school system official who may be able to address the speaker’s concern; b. The Board may also elect to place a matter on a future agenda for discussion; and/or c. The Board may accept the comments as the speaker’s opinion.

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District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$73,110,000	$1,410	13%
Local:	$152,999,000	$2,951	26%
State:	$355,206,000	$6,852	61%
Total:	$581,315,000	$11,213

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$624,108,000	$12,038
Total Current Expenditures:	$550,891,000	$10,626
Instructional Expenditures:	$367,417,000	$7,087	59%
Student and Staff Support:	$60,395,000	$1,164	10%
Administration:	$52,919,000	$1,020	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$70,160,000	$1,353	11%
Total Capital Outlay:	$55,181,000	$1,064
Construction:	$45,903,000	$885
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$308,000	$5
Interest on Debt:	$16,202,000	$312

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025	$47,400	$76,600
2022-2023	$43,400	$74,450
2020-2021	$39,600	$67,920

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	33	68	16	21	30-39	34	55
2018-2019	39	73	20	26	20-29	42	60
2017-2018	38	70	21	27	30-39	38	56
2016-2017	42	73	22	29	40-49	44	64
2015-2016	42	72	23	28	40-49	43	63
2014-2015	41	72	22	28	40-49	43	61
2013-2014	40	71	21	27	35-39	40	59
2012-2013	40	72	21	27	45-49	40	57
2011-2012	81	92	68	75	80-84	84	92
2010-2011	82	92	71	74	80-84	84	92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	41	67	25	26	30-39	46	63
2018-2019	44	67	27	27	30-39	48	67
2017-2018	42	63	26	25	30-39	46	66
2016-2017	42	61	24	24	30-39	48	65
2015-2016	42	64	26	24	40-49	47	64
2014-2015	43	63	26	24	30-39	47	64
2013-2014	44	63	26	24	35-39	46	65
2012-2013	43	62	26	24	45-49	49	63
2011-2012	69	80	55	51	80-84	72	86
2010-2011	68	80	54	50	65-69	70	85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	86	>=95	87	77	>=50	80-84	91
2018-2019	86	>=95	85	79	>=50	80-84	91
2017-2018	84	90-94	84	75	>=50	80-84	89
2016-2017	86	90-94	86	78	>=50	85-89	90
2015-2016	86	>=95	85	75	>=50	80-84	90
2014-2015	85	>=95	84	75	>=50	80-84	89
2013-2014	84	85-89	83	73	60-79	80-84	88
2012-2013	82	90-94	80	70	>=50	80-84	87
2011-2012	81	90-94	78	66	>=50	80-84	87
2010-2011	79	90-94	74	62	60-79	75-79	86

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	52,717	0.1
2021-2022	52,681	1.6
2020-2021	51,843	-5.3
2019-2020	54,566	-0.3
2018-2019	54,707	-1.1
2017-2018	55,322	0.2
2016-2017	55,228	0.4
2015-2016	54,984	0.4
2014-2015	54,762	2.5
2013-2014	53,413	-0.9
2012-2013	53,881	1.0
2011-2012	53,340	-0.1
2010-2011	53,367	1.1
2009-2010	52,795	-0.2
2008-2009	52,906	2.2
2007-2008	51,738	0.8
2006-2007	51,325	2.3
2005-2006	50,165	2.8
2004-2005	48,785	2.0
2003-2004	47,788	2.1
2002-2003	46,806	2.3
2001-2002	45,707	2.1
2000-2001	44,769	2.4
1999-2000	43,687	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (%)	North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.6	4.0
Black	29.5	24.8
Hispanic	29.2	20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	5.2	5.6
White	33.3	44.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools had 3,594.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.67.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	96.43
Kindergarten:	236.92
Elementary:	2,092.73
Secondary:	1,116.44
Total:	3,594.08

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools employed 35.50 district administrators and 235.75 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	35.50
District Administrative Support:	217.33
School Administrators:	235.75
School Administrative Support:	294.39

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	837.97
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	47.77
Total Guidance Counselors:	152.97
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	49.84
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	98.63
Librarians/Media Specialists:	67.00
Library/Media Support:	12.56
Student Support Services:	495.20
Other Support Services:	975.14

Schools

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools operates 81 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Ashley Academy	373	PK-5
Atkins Academic & Tech High	1,192	9-12
Bolton Elementary	389	PK-5
Brunson Elementary	413	PK-5
Caleb'S Creek Elementary	669	PK-5
Career Center	0	9-12
Carter High School	134	9-12
Carver High	664	9-12
Cash Elementary	538	PK-5
Childrens Center	59	PK-5
Clemmons Elementary	789	PK-5
Clemmons Middle School	1,168	6-8
Cook Literacy Model School	280	PK-5
Diggs-Latham Elementary	418	PK-5
Early College Of Forsyth Co	285	9-12
East Forsyth High	1,655	9-12
East Forsyth Middle School	763	6-8
Easton Elementary School	524	PK-5
Flat Rock Middle	829	6-8
Forest Park Elementary	508	PK-5
Frank Morgan Elementary	704	PK-5
Gibson Elementary	632	PK-5
Griffith Elementary	552	PK-5
Hall-Woodward Elementary	553	PK-5
Hanes Magnet School	906	6-8
Hospital/Homebound Education Center	0	KG-12
Ibraham Elementary	358	PK-5
Jefferson Elementary	554	PK-5
J F Kennedy High	383	6-12
Kernersville Elementary	627	PK-5
Kernersville Middle	706	6-8
Kimberley Park Elementary	278	PK-5
Kimmel Farm Elementary	814	PK-5
Kingswood School	8	PK-12
Konnoak Elementary	635	PK-5
Lewisville Elementary	591	PK-5
Lewisville Middle	824	6-8
Lowrance Middle	131	6-10
Main Street Academy	37	6-12
Meadowlark Elementary	831	PK-5
Meadowlark Middle	825	6-8
Middle College Of Forsyth Cnty	106	11-12
Mineral Springs Elementary	534	PK-5
Mineral Springs Middle	662	6-8
Moore Magnet Elementary	414	PK-5
Mount Tabor High School	1,431	9-12
North Forsyth High	1,062	9-12
North Hills Elementary	494	PK-5
Northwest Middle	887	6-8
Old Richmond Elementary	405	PK-5
Old Town Elementary	621	PK-5
Paisley Ib Magnet School	674	6-10
Parkland High	1,519	9-12
Petree Elementary	442	PK-5
Philo-Hill Magnet Academy	378	6-8
Piney Grove Elementary	605	PK-5
R J Reynolds High	1,692	9-12
Robert B Glenn High School	1,504	9-12
Ronald W Reagan High School	2,146	9-12
Rural Hall Elementary	492	PK-5
Sedge Garden Elementary	734	PK-5
Sherwood Forest Elementary	650	PK-5
Smith Farm Elementary	527	PK-5
Southeast Middle	820	6-8
South Fork Elementary	502	PK-5
Southwest Elementary	523	PK-5
Speas Elementary	767	PK-5
The Downtown School	409	PK-8
The Special Children'S School	50	PK-5
Thomas Jefferson Middle	800	6-8
Union Cross Traditional Acad	495	PK-5
Vienna Elementary	768	PK-5
Virtual Academy	411	PK-12
Walkertown Elementary	697	PK-5
Walkertown High	723	9-12
Walkertown Middle	639	6-8
Ward Elementary	532	PK-5
West Forsyth High	2,348	9-12
Whitaker Elementary	545	PK-5
Wiley Magnet Middle	749	6-8
Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	361	6-12

Contact information

WS/FCS Administrative Center
475 Corporate Square Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Phone: 336-727-2816
Fax: 336-750-9641

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