East Rowan High School

East Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Granite Quarry, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

Coordinates35°35′39″N 80°25′26″W

TypePublic

Established1959 (67 years ago)

CEEB code343498

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East Rowan High School
East Rowan High School entrance
Location

175 St. Luke's Church Road Salisbury, North Carolina 28146 United States
Coordinates	35°35′39″N 80°25′26″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1959 (67 years ago) (1959)
CEEB code	343498
NCES School ID	370405001616^[1]
Principal	Tonya B. German
Teaching staff	58.29 (FTE)^[2]
Enrollment	1,072 (2023-2024)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	18.39^[2]
Campus type	Rural
Colors	Red, white, and blue
Athletics conference	North Piedmont Conference
Mascot	Mustangs
Website	erhs.rssed.org

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History

East Rowan High School was formed in 1959, from the consolidation of Rockwell High School and Granite Quarry High School.^[3]

School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, East Rowan High School had a total population of 1,110 students and 70.40 teachers on a (FTE) basis. For the student population, the gender ratio was 51.08% male to 48.92% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 88.47%; Black, 6.22%; Hispanic, 2.79%; American Indian, 0.45%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.81% (two or more races was 1.26%). For the same school year, 39.37% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.^[1]

Graduations are generally held at Catawba College's Keppel Auditorium.^[4]

Academics

East Rowan High School was rated a School of Distinction for the 2009–2010^[5] and 2010–2011^[6] school years on the North Carolina State Board of Education's yearly School Report Cards.

Athletics

East Rowan is a 3A school in the South Piedmont Conference.^[7] The school's mascot is the Mustangs, wearing the school colors of red and blue.^[8]

The East Rowan baseball team has won three state 3A championships (1995, 2010, 2024).^[9]

Marching band competition

The school hosts the Mustang Classic, formerly known as the East Rowan-Food Lion Classic, a marching band competition inviting schools from around the North Carolina Piedmont. The event has been held annually every October since 1995.^[10]^[11]

Notable alumni

Phil Kirk (1963), former NC State Senator and former chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education
Bobby Parnell (2002), MLB pitcher