The Twin City has 81+ schools and 53,000+ students. We’re giving you the 411 on enrollment, student-teacher ratio, tuition, and more (thanks to data from U.S. News & World Report) for the area’s major public + privateschools and charter schools. And don’t worry, there won’t be any homework.

Editor's note: This is not a comprehensive list. Find the full list of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) here.

Pssst — don’t let school traffic impact your plans. See the map below for a visual of where theseschools are located.

Before we dive in, here are four fast facts about schools in the Twin City:

WS/FCS is the fourth largest system in NC and the 81st largest in the nation
Winston-Salem and Forsyth County districts merged in 1963
2023-2024 report shows third grade reading scores improved, 61% of schools in the district met or exceeded growth, and the five-year graduation rate hit 88.1%.
WSFCS has a workforce of 7,400+ employees

Public elementary schools

Sherwood Forest Elementary School, 1055 Yorkshire Rd.

Grades PK-5
Total enrollment: 624
Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Tuition-free
No. 33 in NC elementary schools

Whitaker Elementary School,2600 Buena Vista Rd.

Grades PK-5
Total enrollment: 526
Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
Tuition-free
No. 92 in NC elementary schools

Meadowlark Elementary School, 401 Meadowlark Dr.

Grades PK-5
Total enrollment: 793
Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Tuition-free
No. 131 in NC elementary schools

Jefferson Elementary School, 4000 Jefferson School Ln.

Grades PK-5
Total enrollment: 530
Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Tuition-free
No. 188 in NC elementary schools

Brunson Elementary School, 155 N. Hawthorne Rd.

Grades PK-5
Total enrollment: 374
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Tuition-free
No. 483 in NC elementary schools

Cook Literacy Model School, 920 11th St. NW

Grades PK-5
Total enrollment: 312
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Tuition-free
No. 1072 in NC elementary schools

Playing legos is just as important as solving a math problem. | Photo by Jay Sinclair via Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Public middle schools

Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 3500 Sally Kirk Rd.

Grades 6-8
Total enrollment: 794
Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
Tuition-free
No. 128 in NC middle schools

Flat Rock Middle School, 4648 Ebert Rd.

Grades 6-8
Total enrollment: 844
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Tuition-free
No. 515-687 in NC middle schools

Meadowlark Middle School, 301 Meadowlark Dr.

Grades 6-8
Total enrollment: 887
Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
Tuition-free
No. 107 in NC middle schools

Teachers take classes too. | Photo by Jay Sinclair via Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Public high schools

Atkins Academy and Tech High School, 3605 Old Greensboro Rd.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 1,192
Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
Tuition-free
No. 33 in NC high schools

R.J. Reynolds High School, 301 N. Hawthorne Rd.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 1,692
Student-teacher ratio: 19:1
Tuition-free
No. 146 in NC high schools

Ronald Wilson Reagan High School, 3750 Transou Rd., Pfafftown

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 2,146
Student-teacher ratio: 20:1
Tuition-free
No. 45 in NC high schools

North Forsyth High School, 5705 Shattalon Dr.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 1,062
Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
Tuition: N/A
No. 451-576 in NC high schools

The percentage of WSFCS students earning their high school diploma within five years hit a record high of 88.1% in the 2023-24 school year. | Photo by Jay Sinclair via Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Mount Tabor High School, 342 Petree Rd.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 1,431
Student-teacher ratio: 18:1
Tuition-free
No. 127 in NC high schools

Parkland High School, 1600 Brewer Rd.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 1,519
Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
Tuition-free
No. 451-576 in NC high schools

West Forsyth High School, 1735 Lewisville-Clemmons Rd.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 2,200
Student-teacher ratio: N/A
Tuition-free
Unranked

Carter High School, 851 Highland Ct.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 134
Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
Tuition-free
Unranked

Charter schools

The Arts Based School, 1380 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Grades K-8
Total enrollment: 507
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Tuition-free
No. 42 in NC charter middle schools

Forsyth Academy, 5426 Shattalon Dr.

Grades K-8
Total enrollment: 729
Student-teacher ratio: 20:1
Tuition-free
No. 63 in NC charter middle schools

Quality Education Academy, 5012-D Lansing Dr.

Grades K-12
Total enrollment: 635
Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
Tuition-free
No. 93 in NC charter middle schools

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Carter G. Woodson School, 437 Goldfloss St.

Grades K-12
Total enrollment: 425
Student-teacher ratio: 28:1
Tuition-free
No. 94-125 in NC charter middle schools

Magnet Schools

The Downtown School, 601 N. Cherry St.

Grades PK-8
Total enrollment: 402
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Tuition: N/A
No. 54 in NC middle schools

Paisley Magnet School, 1394 Thurmond St.

Grades 6-10
Total enrollment: 923
Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
Tuition: N/A
No. 34 in NC magnet middle schools

Early College of Forsyth County, 2100 Silas Creek Pkwy.

Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 285
Student-teacher ratio: 27:1
Tuition: N/A
No. 191 in NC high schools

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, 1215 N. Cameron Ave.

Grades 6-12
Total enrollment: 150
Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
Tuition: N/A
No. 451-576 in NC high schools

John F. Kennedy High School, 890 E. 11th St.

Grades 6-12
Total enrollment: 383
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Tuition: N/A
No. 451-576 in NC high schools

Middle College of Forsyth County, 2100 Silas Creek Prkwy.

Grades 11-12
Total enrollment: 106
Student-teacher ratio: 27:1
Tuition: N/A
Unranked

Teamwork makes the dream work | Photo by Jay Sinclair via Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Private Schools

Summit School, 2100 Reynolda Rd.

Founded in 1933
Grades PK-10
Total enrollment: 560
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Tuition: $12,935-$40,575/year

Salem Academy, 601 S. Church St.

Founded in 1772
Grades 9-12
Total enrollment: 74
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Tuition: $28,300-$53,500/year

Beream Christian School, 4135 Thomasville Rd.

Founded in 1772
Grades 1-10
Total enrollment: 20
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Tuition: N/A

Winston-Salem Christian School, 3665 N. Patterson Ave.

Founded in 1979
Grades PK-12
Total enrollment: 405
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Tuition: $7,800 - $8,900+/year (includes boarding school)

Redeemer School, 1013 Melrose St.

Founded in 1995
Grades K-8
Total enrollment: 195
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Tuition: $5,652-$9,696

Calvary Day School, 134 S. Peace Haven Rd.

Founded in 1971
Grades PK-12
Total enrollment: 990
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
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