Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Winston Salem, North Carolina

Suggested Citation:
National Council on Teacher Quality. (2018). Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Teacher Contract Database. [Data set].
Retrieved from: https://www.nctq.org/contract-database/district/Winston--Salem/Forsyth-County-Schools
  • 77th

    largest school district
    in the country

  • $40k

    starting salary

  • $62k

    max salary

  • State only awards annual contracts.

    years to tenure

  • 54,707

    students

  • 3,767

    teachers

  • 61%

    free/reduced lunch

Labor context

  • District is operating under board policies (Updated in Database every three years).
  • Collective bargaining is explicitly illegal. Teachers may join professional association.
  • The primary union or professional association is affiliated with both AFT and NEA.

Student Demographics

*N/A indicates the issue was not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents.
**School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2018-2019 school year, sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics.
***Native Populations includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native students

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