Schools and Education
Winston-Salem's public school system is Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, the fifth largest public school system in the state with enrollment near 50,000 students in 2005. The system includes 41 elementary schools, 17 middle schools and 15 high schools.
Private schools make up a significant portion of the city’s educational system, as well. Catholic elementary schools include St. Leo The Great and Our Lady of Mercy and the Forsyth Country Day School and Summit School also are highly respected in the community.
The city has a number of well-known, nationally recognized institutes of higher education including Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Salem College, Piedmont Baptist College and Winston-Salem Bible College.
Additionally, there is Forsyth Technical Community College. Enrollment is about 10,000. Forsyth Tech operates seven campuses in Forsyth County offering 157 curriculum programs.
The college provides more than 500 customized courses a year to more than 6,000 employees of local companies. They conduct these classes in more than seventy-five local industrial, business and agency on-site locations.
Demographic
- Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County and is the county seat. It is the fifth largest city in the state.
- As of the 2000 census, the city population was 185,776.
- The median income for a household in the city is $37,006, and the median income for a family is $46,595.
- Men have a median income of $32,398 versus $26,335 for women.
- A 2006 cost of living survey ranked Winston-Salem as the cheapest city in the U.S. to live.