| East Rowan High School | |
| Ceeb: | 343498 |
| Principal: | Tonya B. German |
| Mascot: | Mustangs |
| Type: | Public |
| Address: | 175 St. Luke's Church Road |
| City: | Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Zipcode: | 28146 |
| Country: | United States |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Enrollment: | 1,015 (2017 - 18)[1] |
| Teaching Staff: | 62.38 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 16.27 |
| Campus Type: | Rural |
| Colors: | Red, white, and blue |
| Conference: | North Piedmont Conference |
| Coordinates: | 35.5941°N -80.4238°W |
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.
East Rowan High School was formed in 1959, from the consolidation of Rockwell High School and Granite Quarry High School.[2]
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.
Graduations are generally held at Catawba College's Keppel Auditorium.[3]
East Rowan High School was rated a School of Distinction for the 2009–2010[4] and 2010–2011[5] school years on the North Carolina State Board of Education's yearly School Report Cards.
East Rowan is a 3A school in the South Piedmont Conference.[6] The school's mascot is the Mustangs, wearing the school colors of red and blue.[7]
The East Rowan baseball team has had many successful years, winning two state 3A championships (1995, 2010), and being runner up in 2008.[8]
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.[9] [10]