B+
Wake County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 13 towns
Serves Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Morrisville, Knightdale, Wendell, Rolesville, Zebulon and Angier.
Students
163,176
Schools
202
Spent per student
$12,279
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Debt
$2,281.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Wake County Schools
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the NC average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $2,281.7M, about $13,983 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Moncure.
K–8Moncure SchoolChatham County Schools
9–124 high schoolsChatham County Schools
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency52%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,279 per student · 6% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 56%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
159,802’20
160,099’21
159,778’22
161,481’23
163,176’24
About steady.
Students
White 41%Black 21%Hispanic 20%Asian 13%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
202 public schools.
Olive Chapel Elementary
A+1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
A−988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
A917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
B+905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
A889 students14:1
Oakview Elementary
A873 students15:1
Scotts Ridge Elementary
A869 students15:1
White Oak Elementary
A+843 students16:1
Harris Creek Elementary
B827 students13:1
Willow Springs Elementary
A826 students14:1
Abbotts Creek Elementary
A805 students15:1
Davis Drive Elementary
A+794 students15:1
Cedar Fork Elementary
A778 students14:1
Sycamore Creek Elementary
A778 students15:1
Salem Elementary
B+776 students14:1
South Lakes Elementary
B774 students15:1
Fuquay-Varina Elementary
B+772 students15:1
Rogers Lane Elementary
D−763 students14:1
Holly Springs Elementary
A751 students15:1
Ballentine Elementary
A−742 students14:1
Hortons Creek Elementary
A739 students16:1
Holly Ridge Elementary
A735 students15:1
North Ridge Elementary
B730 students14:1
Parkside Elementary
A730 students14:1
Weatherstone Elementary
A730 students15:1
Lake Myra Elementary
C−722 students13:1
River Bend Elementary
C−709 students14:1
Highcroft Elementary
A+698 students16:1
Combs Elementary
A−695 students14:1
Lacy Elementary
A695 students15:1
Laurel Park Elementary
A−694 students15:1
Zebulon Elementary
D693 students14:1
Bryan Road Elementary
B685 students14:1
Wakelon Elementary
C−679 students15:1
Beaverdam Elementary
C−678 students13:1
Baucom Elementary
A675 students14:1
Lincoln Heights Elementary
C+667 students15:1
Hunter Elementary
A658 students13:1
Adams Elementary
B655 students13:1
Banks Road Elementary
B651 students14:1
Barwell Road Elementary
D648 students13:1
Dillard Drive Elementary
C648 students12:1
Farmington Woods Elementary
B+648 students14:1
Morrisville Elementary
A643 students14:1
Brier Creek Elementary
C+642 students13:1
Turner Creek Elementary
A−638 students13:1
Middle Creek Elementary
A−636 students13:1
Heritage Elementary
A634 students16:1
Jones Dairy Elementary
A627 students17:1
Brassfield Elementary
B+613 students14:1
Reedy Creek Elementary
B605 students14:1
Carpenter Elementary
A−604 students14:1
Sanford Creek Elementary
B+599 students14:1
Hilburn Drive Academy
B+596 students13:1
Smith Elementary
C596 students13:1
Conn Elementary
B595 students15:1
Mills Park Elementary
A+594 students14:1
Wilburn Elementary
C−593 students14:1
Vandora Springs Elementary
C582 students13:1
West Lake Elementary
A−581 students15:1
Northwoods Elementary
A−579 students14:1
Durant Road Elementary
B577 students12:1
Walnut Creek Elementary
C−574 students11:1
Forestville Road Elementary
C−570 students12:1
Joyner Elementary
A−569 students13:1
York Elementary
B+563 students14:1
Douglas Elementary
B562 students14:1
Richland Creek Elementary
B−558 students16:1
Oak Grove Elementary
B+553 students13:1
Wildwood Forest Elementary
D551 students12:1
Apex Elementary
B+550 students14:1
Stough Elementary
A−550 students13:1
Creech Road Elementary
C−549 students13:1
Knightdale Elementary
C+549 students14:1
Green Hope Elementary
A+548 students15:1
Fuller Elementary
B+545 students12:1
Jeffreys Grove Elementary
A543 students14:1
Rolesville Elementary
B−538 students15:1
Yates Mill Elementary
B538 students14:1
North Forest Pines Elementary
A−536 students14:1
East Garner Elementary
C−535 students13:1
Green Elementary
C−534 students12:1
Millbrook Elementary
C534 students13:1
Pleasant Union Elementary
A530 students15:1
Leesville Road Elementary
A528 students15:1
Hodge Road Elementary
C−522 students13:1
Wakefield Elementary
C+520 students13:1
Barton Pond Elementary
515 students14:1
Washington Elementary
A514 students13:1
Penny Road Elementary
A−509 students13:1
Carver Elementary
C−495 students13:1
Forest Pines Drive Elementary
B−493 students14:1
Briarcliff Elementary
B+486 students15:1
Lynn Road Elementary
B−486 students13:1
Cary Elementary
B+477 students15:1
Brooks Elementary
B471 students13:1
Root Elementary
A469 students13:1
Lockhart Elementary
C−463 students12:1
Wendell Elementary
C458 students13:1
Vance Elementary
B445 students13:1
Wake Forest Elementary
B−444 students12:1
Fox Road Elementary
C430 students13:1
Wiley Elementary
B429 students12:1
Kingswood Elementary
B−427 students13:1
Woods Creek Elementary
406 students12:1
Underwood Elementary
A405 students11:1
Rand Road Elementary
C+394 students13:1
Timber Drive Elementary
B−391 students13:1
Brentwood Elementary
C385 students11:1
Aversboro Elementary
C381 students14:1
Southeast Raleigh Elementary
D−378 students13:1
Pleasant Grove Elementary
B376 students13:1
Lead Mine Elementary
B359 students12:1
Baileywick Road Elementary
C352 students11:1
Bugg Elementary
D345 students12:1
Powell Elementary
B−335 students10:1
Poe Elementary
C324 students10:1
Swift Creek Elementary
B310 students13:1
Partnership Elementary
B−276 students10:1
Olds Elementary
A−244 students12:1
Mount Vernon
D−70 students3:1
Mills Park Middle
A+1,632 students19:1
Alston Ridge Middle
A1,494 students19:1
Apex Friendship Middle
A1,412 students19:1
Herbert Akins Road Middle
1,253 students16:1
West Millbrook Middle
B1,164 students17:1
East Garner Middle
C−1,109 students16:1
Salem Middle
A1,057 students18:1
Oberlin Middle
A−1,049 students15:1
Lufkin Road Middle
A−1,035 students17:1
Martin Middle
A−1,011 students17:1
Fuquay-Varina Middle
B1,004 students18:1
River Bend Middle
D995 students16:1
Davis Drive Middle
A+992 students17:1
Holly Grove Middle
B+979 students17:1
Dillard Drive Middle
B−977 students15:1
Ligon Middle
A959 students15:1
Holly Ridge Middle
A−955 students18:1
Heritage Middle
A947 students16:1
Carnage Middle
A924 students15:1
Carroll Middle
C898 students15:1
Rolesville Middle
B889 students17:1
Wake Forest Middle School
C+878 students16:1
Neuse River Middle
C−877 students14:1
Apex Middle
A−867 students16:1
North Garner Middle
C831 students16:1
West Cary Middle
A824 students17:1
Reedy Creek Middle
B+805 students15:1
Wakefield Middle
B+803 students18:1
Leesville Road Middle
A−795 students18:1
Pine Hollow Middle
A776 students15:1
Zebulon Middle
C+772 students16:1
Wendell Middle
C762 students14:1
East Millbrook Middle
D731 students13:1
West Lake Middle
B+687 students16:1
Durant Road Middle
B−649 students16:1
East Cary Middle
B597 students13:1
Moore Square Middle
A−594 students13:1
Centennial Campus Middle
C+477 students13:1
Connections Academy
8 students1:1
River Oaks Middle
7 students0:1
Apex Friendship High
A+2,748 students21:1
Enloe High
A2,643 students18:1
Panther Creek High
A+2,609 students20:1
Millbrook High
A−2,498 students18:1
Apex High
A+2,449 students20:1
Leesville Road High
A2,411 students20:1
Rolesville High
B+2,321 students18:1
Green Hope High
A+2,304 students21:1
Green Level High
A+2,283 students20:1
Willow Spring High
2,223 students20:1
Athens Drive High
A2,156 students17:1
Needham Broughton High
B2,153 students18:1
Wakefield High
A−2,065 students20:1
Cary High
A−2,044 students18:1
Wake Forest High School
A2,043 students19:1
Holly Springs High
A2,018 students20:1
Fuquay-Varina High
A1,858 students19:1
South Garner High
B1,835 students17:1
Heritage High
A1,778 students18:1
East Wake High
B1,777 students18:1
Knightdale High
C1,695 students16:1
Garner High
B−1,670 students16:1
Sanderson High
A−1,648 students18:1
Middle Creek High
A−1,587 students18:1
Southeast Raleigh High
C+1,438 students14:1
SCORE Academy
C−584 students18:1
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy
A+348 students16:1
North Wake College and Career Academy
A+346 students18:1
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy
A+337 students16:1
Wake Early College of Health and Science
A+317 students23:1
Wake STEM Early College High School
A+294 students20:1
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
A262 students13:1
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies
260 students16:1
Crossroads FLEX
A+139 students24:1
Phillips High
D−123 students4:1
Longview
18 students1:1
Bowling Road Elementary
0 students
Felton Grove High
0 students
Pleasant Plains Elementary
0 students
Rex Road Elementary
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.