District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
3704050
State District ID:
NC-800
Mailing Address:Po Box 2349Salisbury NC, 28145 –2349
Phone:
(704)636-7500
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
32
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.rssed.org
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Rowan County |
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| County ID: | 37159 |
| Locale: | Rural, Fringe (41) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 16740 |
| Total Students: | 17,683 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 1,020.79 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 17.32 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Rowan-Salisbury Schools district has a staff count of
1,074.57.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 1,020.79 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 17.75 |
| Kindergarten: | 61.01 |
| Elementary: | 420.98 |
| Secondary: | 492.20 |
| Ungraded: | 28.85 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 53.78 |
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| Instructional Aides: | ‡ |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | ‡ |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 48.98 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 15.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 32.44 |
| School Psychologists: | 4.80 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | ‡ |
| Library/Media Support: | ‡ |
| District Administrators: | ‡ |
| District Administrative Support: | ‡ |
| School Administrators: | ‡ |
| School Administrative Support: | ‡ |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | ‡ |
| Other Support Services: | ‡ |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Amount | Amount per Student |
Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $257,084,000 | $14,106 | |
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| Federal: | $62,289,000 | $3,418 | 24% | |||
| Local: | $55,673,000 | $3,055 | 22% | |||
| State: | $139,122,000 | $7,634 | 54% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $236,773,000 | $12,992 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $221,272,000 | $12,141 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $135,477,000 | $7,434 | 61% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $19,100,000 | $1,048 | 9% | |||
| Administration: | $21,751,000 | $1,193 | 10% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $44,944,000 | $2,466 | 20% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $12,920,000 | $709 | ||||
| Construction: | $7,077,000 | $388 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $0 | $0 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $821,000 | $45 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.