Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools

Overview:

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools formed in 1963 with the merger of the Winston-Salem and Forsyth County school systems. It is the fourth-largest system in North Carolina and the 78th largest in the nation.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools serves about 55,000 students with the goal of providing a quality education for each child. The school system has 42 elementary schools, 14 middle schools and 15 high schools. Nine special schools bring the systemwide total to 80. New in 2020-2021 the district offers a Virtual Academy for students wishing to learn remotely full-time.

WS/FCS employs more than 7,200 people, including about 4,200 classroom and part-time teachers. Students are also served by about 360 bus drivers, 535 food-service workers, 140 housekeepers, and a network of administrators, principals, school counselors, psychologists, social workers and other staff.