Wake County Schools

Public school district based in Raleigh, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3704720; state ID NC-920.

District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.

Operating schoolsDefinition

198

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25 · 2024–25

Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition

163,176

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25 · 2024–25

Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition

10,576.9

Source: NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25 · 2024–25

Students per teacher FTEDefinition

15.4

Not class size.
Source: NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25 · 2024–25

Charter schoolsDefinition

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25 · 2024–25

Enrollment by grade

**Students by grade, Wake County Schools**Wake County Schools, North Carolina · students (sum of schools) · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a
Group	Students	Bar
Pre-Kindergarten	2,224
Kindergarten	10,984
Grade 1	11,418
Grade 2	11,687
Grade 3	12,156
Grade 4	11,708
Grade 5	12,018
Grade 6	11,737
Grade 7	11,929
Grade 8	12,330
Grade 9	14,851
Grade 10	13,897
Grade 11	13,357
Grade 12	12,779
Grade 13	101

Students by race/ethnicity

**Share of students by race/ethnicity, Wake County Schools**Wake County Schools, North Carolina · % of students with a reported category · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a · groups under 10 students hidden
Group	Share	Bar
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%
Asian	13.1%
Black or African American	21.3%
Hispanic/Latino	20.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%
White	40.7%

Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.

Students by sex

**Share of students by sex, Wake County Schools**Wake County Schools, North Carolina · % of students · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a
Group	Share	Bar
Female	48.5%
Male	51.5%

Schools in this district

Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 116, Suburb 62, Town 4, Rural 16.

**Operating public schools, Wake County Schools**North Carolina · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD and EDGE
School	Grades	Type	Students	Teacher FTE	Students / FTE	Locale
Apex Friendship High Apex	9–12	Regular	2,748	130.5	21.1	Rural: Fringe
Enloe High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	2,643	149.0	17.7	City: Large
Panther Creek High Cary	9–12	Regular	2,609	128.1	20.4	City: Midsize
Millbrook High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	2,498	137.2	18.2	City: Large
Apex High Apex	9–12	Regular	2,449	123.1	19.9	Suburb: Large
Leesville Road High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	2,411	122.9	19.6	City: Large
Rolesville High Rolesville	9–12	Regular	2,321	125.8	18.4	Rural: Fringe
Green Hope High Cary	9–12	Regular	2,304	112.3	20.5	City: Midsize
Green Level High Cary	9–12	Regular	2,283	111.6	20.5	City: Midsize
Willow Spring High Fuquay Varina	9–12	Regular	2,223	109.7	20.3	Suburb: Large
Athens Drive High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	2,156	125.4	17.2	City: Large
Needham Broughton High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	2,153	118.2	18.2	City: Large
Wakefield High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	2,065	105.6	19.5	City: Large
Cary High Cary	9–12	Regular	2,044	116.8	17.5	City: Midsize
Wake Forest High School Wake Forest	9–12	Regular	2,043	108.6	18.8	Suburb: Large
Holly Springs High Holly Springs	9–12	Regular	2,018	102.7	19.7	Suburb: Large
Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina	9–12	Regular	1,858	97.9	19	Suburb: Large
South Garner High Garner	9–12	Regular	1,835	105.3	17.4	Rural: Fringe
Heritage High Wake Forest	9–12	Regular	1,778	97.3	18.3	Suburb: Large
East Wake High Wendell	9–12	Regular	1,777	99.0	18	Rural: Fringe
Knightdale High Knightdale	9–12	Regular	1,695	105.0	16.1	Suburb: Large
Garner High Garner	9–12	Regular	1,670	107.2	15.6	Suburb: Large
Sanderson High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	1,648	91.1	18.1	City: Large
Mills Park Middle Cary	6–8	Regular	1,632	87.2	18.7	City: Midsize
Middle Creek High Apex	9–12	Regular	1,587	87.1	18.2	City: Midsize
Alston Ridge Middle Cary	6–8	Regular	1,494	78.6	19	City: Midsize
Southeast Raleigh High Raleigh	9–12	Regular	1,438	102.7	14	City: Large
Apex Friendship Middle Apex	6–8	Regular	1,412	73.0	19.3	Rural: Fringe
Herbert Akins Road Middle Fuquay-Varina	6–8	Regular	1,253	77.2	16.2	Suburb: Large
West Millbrook Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	1,164	67.8	17.2	City: Large
East Garner Middle Garner	6–8	Regular	1,109	71.0	15.6	Suburb: Large
Olive Chapel Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	1,066	71.9	14.8	Suburb: Large
Salem Middle Apex	6–8	Regular	1,057	59.6	17.7	Suburb: Large
Oberlin Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	1,049	69.3	15.1	City: Large
Lufkin Road Middle Apex	6–8	Regular	1,035	61.5	16.8	Suburb: Large
Martin Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	1,011	60.7	16.7	City: Large
Fuquay-Varina Middle Fuquay-Varina	6–8	Regular	1,004	56.9	17.7	Suburb: Large
River Bend Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	995	62.0	16	City: Large
Davis Drive Middle Cary	6–8	Regular	992	57.0	17.4	City: Midsize
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary Fuquay-Varina	PK–5	Regular	988	69.0	14.3	Suburb: Large
Holly Grove Middle Holly Springs	6–8	Regular	979	57.7	17	Suburb: Large
Dillard Drive Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	977	66.3	14.7	City: Large
Ligon Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	959	63.2	15.2	City: Large
Holly Ridge Middle Holly Springs	6–8	Regular	955	54.4	17.6	Suburb: Large
Heritage Middle Wake Forest	6–8	Regular	947	58.4	16.2	Suburb: Large
Carnage Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	924	61.4	15	City: Large
Alston Ridge Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	917	66.0	13.9	City: Midsize
Buckhorn Creek Elementary Holly Springs	PK–5	Regular	905	63.2	14.3	Rural: Fringe
Carroll Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	898	60.6	14.8	City: Large
Apex Friendship Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	896	61.6	14.5	Rural: Fringe
Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs	PK–5	Regular	889	61.9	14.4	Suburb: Large
Rolesville Middle Rolesville	6–8	Regular	889	53.5	16.6	Suburb: Large
Wake Forest Middle School Wake Forest	6–8	Regular	878	55.0	16	Suburb: Large
Neuse River Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	877	63.5	13.8	Rural: Fringe
Oakview Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	873	59.9	14.6	Suburb: Large
Scotts Ridge Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	869	56.9	15.3	Suburb: Large
Apex Middle Apex	6–8	Regular	867	54.3	16	Suburb: Large
White Oak Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	843	52.5	16.1	Rural: Fringe
North Garner Middle Garner	6–8	Regular	831	53.5	15.5	Suburb: Large
Harris Creek Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	827	65.5	12.6	City: Large
Willow Springs Elementary Willow Spring	K–5	Regular	826	58.7	14.1	Suburb: Large
West Cary Middle Cary	6–8	Regular	824	48.1	17.1	City: Midsize
Reedy Creek Middle Cary	6–8	Regular	805	54.0	14.9	City: Midsize
Abbotts Creek Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	805	55.5	14.5	City: Large
Wakefield Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	803	45.3	17.7	City: Large
Leesville Road Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	795	43.7	18.2	City: Large
Davis Drive Elementary Cary	K–5	Regular	794	53.4	14.9	City: Midsize
Cedar Fork Elementary Morrisville	PK–5	Regular	778	55.2	14.1	Suburb: Large
Sycamore Creek Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	778	52.7	14.8	City: Large
Salem Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	776	57.0	13.6	Suburb: Large
Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	776	52.1	14.9	City: Large
South Lakes Elementary Fuquay-Varina	PK–5	Regular	774	51.8	14.9	Suburb: Large
Fuquay-Varina Elementary Fuquay-Varina	PK–5	Regular	772	50.5	15.3	Suburb: Large
Zebulon Middle Zebulon	6–8	Regular	772	49.8	15.5	Town: Fringe
Rogers Lane Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	763	54.5	14	City: Large
Wendell Middle Wendell	6–8	Regular	762	54.3	14	Rural: Fringe
Holly Springs Elementary Holly Springs	PK–5	Regular	751	51.5	14.6	Suburb: Large
Ballentine Elementary Fuquay Varina	PK–5	Regular	742	52.7	14.1	Suburb: Large
Hortons Creek Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	739	47.1	15.7	City: Midsize
Holly Ridge Elementary Holly Springs	PK–5	Regular	735	50.4	14.6	Suburb: Large
East Millbrook Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	731	58.0	12.6	City: Large
Weatherstone Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	730	48.3	15.1	City: Midsize
North Ridge Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	730	51.1	14.3	City: Large
Parkside Elementary Morrisville	PK–5	Regular	730	51.0	14.3	Suburb: Large
Lake Myra Elementary Wendell	PK–5	Regular	722	54.0	13.4	Suburb: Large
River Bend Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	709	50.5	14.1	City: Large
Highcroft Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	698	44.5	15.7	City: Midsize
Combs Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	695	51.2	13.6	City: Large
Lacy Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	695	47.8	14.5	City: Large
Laurel Park Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	694	47.0	14.8	City: Midsize
Zebulon Elementary Zebulon	PK–5	Regular	693	49.7	13.9	Town: Fringe
West Lake Middle Apex	6–8	Regular	687	42.3	16.2	City: Midsize
Bryan Road Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	685	49.2	13.9	Rural: Fringe
Wakelon Elementary Zebulon	PK–5	Regular	679	44.5	15.3	Town: Fringe
Beaverdam Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	678	50.6	13.4	Rural: Fringe
Baucom Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	675	48.6	13.9	Suburb: Large
Lincoln Heights Elementary Fuquay-Varina	PK–5	Regular	667	45.2	14.8	Suburb: Large
Hunter Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	658	52.4	12.6	City: Large
Adams Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	655	51.7	12.7	City: Midsize
Banks Road Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	651	47.0	13.9	Suburb: Large
Durant Road Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	649	41.1	15.8	City: Large
Farmington Woods Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	648	46.7	13.9	City: Midsize
Dillard Drive Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	648	53.8	12	City: Large
Barwell Road Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	648	50.4	12.9	City: Large
Morrisville Elementary Morrisville	K–5	Regular	643	45.2	14.2	Suburb: Large
Brier Creek Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	642	47.7	13.5	City: Large
Turner Creek Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	638	50.5	12.6	City: Midsize
Middle Creek Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	636	47.8	13.3	City: Midsize
Heritage Elementary Wake Forest	PK–5	Regular	634	40.8	15.5	Suburb: Large
Jones Dairy Elementary Wake Forest	PK–5	Regular	627	37.8	16.6	Suburb: Large
Brassfield Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	613	44.8	13.7	Suburb: Large
Reedy Creek Elementary Cary	K–5	Regular	605	44.3	13.7	City: Midsize
Carpenter Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	604	43.9	13.7	City: Midsize
Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville	PK–5	Regular	599	42.8	14	Suburb: Large
East Cary Middle Cary	6–8	Regular	597	44.9	13.3	City: Midsize
Smith Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	596	45.9	13	Suburb: Large
Hilburn Drive Academy Raleigh	PK–8	Regular	596	45.0	13.2	City: Large
Conn Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	595	39.3	15.1	City: Large
Moore Square Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	594	46.7	12.7	City: Large
Mills Park Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	594	41.8	14.2	City: Midsize
Wilburn Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	593	43.2	13.7	City: Large
SCORE Academy Cary	9–12	Alternative	584	31.9	18.3	City: Midsize
Vandora Springs Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	582	44.3	13.2	Suburb: Large
West Lake Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	581	38.7	15	City: Midsize
Northwoods Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	579	42.6	13.6	City: Midsize
Durant Road Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	577	47.4	12.2	City: Large
Walnut Creek Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	574	51.5	11.2	City: Large
Forestville Road Elementary Knightdale	PK–5	Regular	570	46.5	12.3	Suburb: Large
Joyner Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	569	42.7	13.3	City: Large
York Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	563	40.1	14.1	City: Large
Douglas Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	562	40.8	13.8	City: Large
Richland Creek Elementary Wake Forest	PK–5	Regular	558	35.9	15.6	Suburb: Large
Oak Grove Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	553	42.0	13.2	City: Midsize
Wildwood Forest Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	551	44.7	12.3	City: Large
Apex Elementary Apex	PK–5	Regular	550	39.2	14	Suburb: Large
Stough Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	550	41.4	13.3	City: Large
Creech Road Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	549	42.1	13	Suburb: Large
Knightdale Elementary Knightdale	PK–5	Regular	549	39.2	14	Suburb: Large
Green Hope Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	548	35.9	15.3	City: Midsize
Fuller Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	545	45.2	12.1	City: Large
Jeffreys Grove Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	543	37.6	14.4	City: Large
Rolesville Elementary Rolesville	PK–5	Regular	538	35.8	15	Suburb: Large
Yates Mill Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	538	39.4	13.7	Suburb: Large
North Forest Pines Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	536	37.0	14.5	City: Large
East Garner Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	535	39.8	13.5	Suburb: Large
Green Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	534	45.9	11.6	City: Large
Millbrook Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	534	41.0	13	City: Large
Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	530	35.9	14.8	Rural: Fringe
Leesville Road Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	528	36.2	14.6	City: Large
Hodge Road Elementary Knightdale	PK–5	Regular	522	38.7	13.5	Suburb: Large
Wakefield Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	520	39.9	13	City: Large
Barton Pond Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	515	35.8	14.4	City: Large
Washington Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	514	40.6	12.7	City: Large
Penny Road Elementary Cary	K–5	Regular	509	38.0	13.4	City: Midsize
Carver Elementary Wendell	PK–5	Regular	495	37.3	13.3	Rural: Fringe
Forest Pines Drive Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	493	34.9	14.1	City: Large
Briarcliff Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	486	32.4	15	City: Midsize
Lynn Road Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	486	36.5	13.3	City: Large
Cary Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	477	32.4	14.7	City: Midsize
Centennial Campus Middle Raleigh	6–8	Regular	477	36.9	12.9	City: Large
Brooks Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	471	36.6	12.9	City: Large
Root Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	469	35.9	13.1	City: Large
Lockhart Elementary Knightdale	PK–5	Regular	463	39.0	11.9	Suburb: Large
Wendell Elementary Wendell	K–5	Regular	458	36.3	12.6	Town: Fringe
Vance Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	445	33.8	13.2	Rural: Fringe
Wake Forest Elementary Wake Forest	PK–5	Regular	444	37.6	11.8	Suburb: Large
Fox Road Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	430	31.9	13.5	City: Large
Wiley Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	429	35.1	12.2	City: Large
Kingswood Elementary Cary	PK–5	Regular	427	33.7	12.7	City: Midsize
Woods Creek Elementary Holly Springs	PK–5	Regular	406	32.9	12.3	Rural: Fringe
Underwood Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	405	35.5	11.4	City: Large
Rand Road Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	394	29.7	13.3	Suburb: Large
Timber Drive Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	391	31.2	12.5	Suburb: Large
Brentwood Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	385	35.9	10.7	City: Large
Aversboro Elementary Garner	PK–5	Regular	381	26.8	14.2	Suburb: Large
Southeast Raleigh Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	378	29.3	12.9	City: Large
Pleasant Grove Elementary Morrisville	PK–5	Regular	376	29.4	12.8	City: Midsize
Lead Mine Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	359	28.8	12.5	City: Large
Baileywick Road Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	352	33.0	10.7	City: Large
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Raleigh	9–13	Regular	348	21.9	15.9	City: Large
North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest	9–13	Regular	346	19.3	17.9	Suburb: Large
Bugg Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	345	28.0	12.3	City: Large
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy Raleigh	6–13	Regular	337	21.1	15.9	City: Large
Powell Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	335	34.3	9.8	City: Large
Poe Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	324	31.3	10.3	City: Large
Wake Early College of Health and Science Raleigh	9–13	Regular	317	13.9	22.8	City: Large
Swift Creek Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	310	24.8	12.5	Suburb: Large
Wake STEM Early College High School Cary	9–13	Regular	294	14.5	20.3	City: Midsize
Partnership Elementary Raleigh	K–5	Regular	276	26.9	10.2	City: Large
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Raleigh	6–13	Regular	262	20.6	12.7	City: Large
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies Morrisville	9–12	Regular	260	16.4	15.9	Suburb: Large
Olds Elementary Raleigh	PK–5	Regular	244	20.3	12	City: Large
Crossroads FLEX Cary	9–12	Regular	139	5.9	23.4	City: Midsize
Phillips High Raleigh	9–12	Alternative	123	27.4	4.5	City: Large
Mount Vernon Raleigh	K–8	Alternative	70	26.4	2.7	City: Large
Longview Raleigh	6–12	Special Education	18	17.6	1check	City: Large
Connections Academy Cary	6–8	Alternative	8	12.0	0.7check	City: Midsize
River Oaks Middle Raleigh	6–8	Alternative	7	19.0	0.4check	City: Large

Finance and graduation rates

District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.

More in North Carolina: state overview · all districts · find a school.

Sources for this page

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.

Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.