School district · North Carolina

Wake County Schools

Wake County Schools in North Carolina: 198 public schools with 163,176 students and 15.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,279 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 198
Students: 163,176
Students per teacher: 15.3; NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,279; NC $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 10,649
Counselors (FTE): 493
Students per counselor: 331; NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 112; Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

62%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

71,734 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

67%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

71,688 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.2K15

$8.4K16

$8.6K17

$8.9K18

$9.4K19

$9.6K20

$9.9K21

$11.9K22

$11.7K23

$12.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10.0% · $207.4M
State: 56% · $1.2B
Local: 34% · $709.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,085
Support services: $3,811
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $371.7M
Long-term debt: $1.8B

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 122Middle schools: 40High schools: 36

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Abbotts Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	805	14.5	71%	82%	Raleigh
Adams Elementary	Pre-K–5	655	12.7	51%	62%	Cary
Alston Ridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	917	13.9	70%	77%	Cary
Apex Elementary	Pre-K–5	550	14.0	65%	75%	Apex
Apex Friendship Elementary	Pre-K–5	896	14.5	84%	91%	Apex
Aversboro Elementary	Pre-K–5	381	14.2	35%	41%	Garner
Baileywick Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	352	10.7	42%	52%	Raleigh
Ballentine Elementary	Pre-K–5	742	14.1	72%	77%	Fuquay Varina
Banks Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	651	13.9	52%	60%	Raleigh
Barton Pond Elementary	Pre-K–5	515	14.4	86%	90%	Raleigh
Barwell Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	648	12.9	39%	57%	Raleigh
Baucom Elementary	Pre-K–5	675	13.9	74%	83%	Apex
Beaverdam Elementary	Pre-K–5	678	13.4	41%	54%	Raleigh
Brassfield Elementary	K–5	613	13.7	51%	59%	Raleigh
Brentwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	385	10.7	45%	47%	Raleigh
Briarcliff Elementary	Pre-K–5	486	15.0	60%	56%	Cary
Brier Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	642	13.5	44%	45%	Raleigh
Brooks Elementary	Pre-K–5	471	12.9	55%	60%	Raleigh
Bryan Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	685	13.9	71%	81%	Garner
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	905	14.3	67%	82%	Holly Springs
Bugg Elementary	Pre-K–5	345	12.3	35%	33%	Raleigh
Carpenter Elementary	Pre-K–5	604	13.7	69%	76%	Cary
Carver Elementary	Pre-K–5	495	13.3	45%	61%	Wendell
Cary Elementary	Pre-K–5	477	14.7	68%	71%	Cary
Cedar Fork Elementary	Pre-K–5	778	14.1	73%	80%	Morrisville
Combs Elementary	Pre-K–5	695	13.6	66%	75%	Raleigh
Conn Elementary	Pre-K–5	595	15.1	67%	68%	Raleigh
Creech Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	549	13.0	45%	56%	Garner
Davis Drive Elementary	K–5	794	14.9	84%	94%	Cary
Dillard Drive Elementary	Pre-K–5	648	12.0	45%	48%	Raleigh
Douglas Elementary	Pre-K–5	562	13.8	55%	59%	Raleigh
Durant Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	577	12.2	48%	63%	Raleigh
East Garner Elementary	Pre-K–5	535	13.5	42%	49%	Garner
Farmington Woods Elementary	Pre-K–5	648	13.9	74%	78%	Cary
Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Pre-K–5	493	14.1	45%	49%	Raleigh
Forestville Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	570	12.3	40%	48%	Knightdale
Fox Road Elementary	K–5	430	13.5	36%	41%	Raleigh
Fuller Elementary	Pre-K–5	545	12.1	66%	69%	Raleigh
Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Pre-K–5	772	15.3	61%	71%	Fuquay-Varina
Green Elementary	Pre-K–5	534	11.6	49%	55%	Raleigh
Green Hope Elementary	Pre-K–5	548	15.3	81%	87%	Cary
Harris Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	827	12.6	50%	60%	Raleigh
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Pre-K–5	988	14.3	65%	71%	Fuquay-Varina
Heritage Elementary	Pre-K–5	634	15.5	67%	75%	Wake Forest
Highcroft Elementary	Pre-K–5	698	15.7	84%	93%	Cary
Hilburn Drive Academy	Pre-K–8	596	13.2	62%	66%	Raleigh
Hodge Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	522	13.5	42%	53%	Knightdale
Holly Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	889	14.4	81%	89%	Holly Springs
Holly Ridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	735	14.6	76%	84%	Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary	Pre-K–5	751	14.6	79%	86%	Holly Springs
Hortons Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	739	15.7	89%	89%	Cary
Hunter Elementary	Pre-K–5	658	12.6	72%	78%	Raleigh
Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	543	14.4	77%	81%	Raleigh
Jones Dairy Elementary	Pre-K–5	627	16.6	79%	83%	Wake Forest
Joyner Elementary	Pre-K–5	569	13.3	64%	67%	Raleigh
Kingswood Elementary	Pre-K–5	427	12.7	61%	66%	Cary
Knightdale Elementary	Pre-K–5	549	14.0	43%	43%	Knightdale
Lacy Elementary	Pre-K–5	695	14.5	71%	75%	Raleigh
Lake Myra Elementary	Pre-K–5	722	13.4	48%	52%	Wendell
Laurel Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	694	14.8	74%	77%	Apex
Lead Mine Elementary	K–5	359	12.5	57%	64%	Raleigh
Leesville Road Elementary	K–5	528	14.6	82%	85%	Raleigh
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Pre-K–5	667	14.8	60%	72%	Fuquay-Varina
Lockhart Elementary	Pre-K–5	463	11.9	43%	50%	Knightdale
Lynn Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	486	13.3	50%	62%	Raleigh
Middle Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	636	13.3	66%	71%	Apex
Millbrook Elementary	Pre-K–5	534	13.0	37%	42%	Raleigh
Mills Park Elementary	Pre-K–5	594	14.2	85%	91%	Cary
Morrisville Elementary	K–5	643	14.2	73%	85%	Morrisville
Mount VernonAlternative	K–8	70	2.7	17%	8.4%	Raleigh
North Forest Pines Elementary	Pre-K–5	536	14.5	61%	62%	Raleigh
North Ridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	730	14.3	69%	72%	Raleigh
Northwoods Elementary	Pre-K–5	579	13.6	67%	72%	Cary
Oak Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	553	13.2	63%	63%	Raleigh
Oakview Elementary	Pre-K–5	873	14.6	79%	84%	Apex
Olds Elementary	Pre-K–5	244	12.0	64%	72%	Raleigh
Olive Chapel Elementary	Pre-K–5	1,066	14.8	83%	89%	Apex
Parkside Elementary	Pre-K–5	730	14.3	79%	82%	Morrisville
Partnership Elementary	K–5	276	10.2	68%	70%	Raleigh
Penny Road Elementary	K–5	509	13.4	59%	68%	Cary
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	376	12.8	59%	65%	Morrisville
Pleasant Union Elementary	Pre-K–5	530	14.8	73%	80%	Raleigh
Poe Elementary	Pre-K–5	324	10.3	61%	61%	Raleigh
Powell Elementary	Pre-K–5	335	9.8	58%	53%	Raleigh
Rand Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	394	13.3	61%	69%	Garner
Reedy Creek Elementary	K–5	605	13.7	53%	58%	Cary
Richland Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	558	15.6	67%	77%	Wake Forest
River Bend Elementary	Pre-K–5	709	14.1	44%	50%	Raleigh
Rogers Lane Elementary	Pre-K–5	763	14.0	31%	42%	Raleigh
Rolesville Elementary	Pre-K–5	538	15.0	56%	68%	Rolesville
Root Elementary	Pre-K–5	469	13.1	66%	71%	Raleigh
Salem Elementary	Pre-K–5	776	13.6	66%	75%	Apex
Sanford Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	599	14.0	63%	67%	Rolesville
Scotts Ridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	869	15.3	82%	90%	Apex
Smith Elementary	Pre-K–5	596	13.0	37%	44%	Raleigh
South Lakes Elementary	Pre-K–5	774	14.9	62%	67%	Fuquay-Varina
Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Pre-K–5	378	12.9	24%	45%	Raleigh
Stough Elementary	Pre-K–5	550	13.3	70%	72%	Raleigh
Swift Creek Elementary	K–5	310	12.5	64%	66%	Raleigh
Sycamore Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	778	14.8	70%	79%	Raleigh
Timber Drive Elementary	Pre-K–5	391	12.5	44%	49%	Garner
Turner Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	638	12.6	70%	70%	Cary
Underwood Elementary	K–5	405	11.4	72%	75%	Raleigh
Vance Elementary	Pre-K–5	445	13.2	57%	69%	Raleigh
Vandora Springs Elementary	Pre-K–5	582	13.2	48%	68%	Garner
Wake Forest Elementary	Pre-K–5	444	11.8	52%	61%	Wake Forest
Wakefield Elementary	Pre-K–5	520	13.0	48%	58%	Raleigh
Wakelon Elementary	Pre-K–5	679	15.3	52%	65%	Zebulon
Walnut Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	574	11.2	29%	37%	Raleigh
Washington Elementary	K–5	514	12.7	68%	69%	Raleigh
Weatherstone Elementary	Pre-K–5	730	15.1	61%	79%	Cary
Wendell Elementary	K–5	458	12.6	40%	47%	Wendell
West Lake Elementary	Pre-K–5	581	15.0	61%	72%	Apex
White Oak Elementary	Pre-K–5	843	16.1	94%	98%	Apex
Wilburn Elementary	Pre-K–5	593	13.7	31%	37%	Raleigh
Wildwood Forest Elementary	Pre-K–5	551	12.3	39%	37%	Raleigh
Wiley Elementary	Pre-K–5	429	12.2	60%	60%	Raleigh
Willow Springs Elementary	K–5	826	14.1	65%	81%	Willow Spring
Woods Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	406	12.3	69%	83%	Holly Springs
Yates Mill Elementary	Pre-K–5	538	13.7	50%	62%	Raleigh
York Elementary	Pre-K–5	563	14.1	56%	64%	Raleigh
Zebulon Elementary	Pre-K–5	693	13.9	38%	43%	Zebulon
Alston Ridge Middle	6–8	1,494	19.0	77%	82%	Cary
Apex Friendship Middle	6–8	1,412	19.3	84%	92%	Apex
Apex Middle	6–8	867	16.0	70%	73%	Apex
Carnage Middle	6–8	924	15.0	74%	72%	Raleigh
Carroll Middle	6–8	898	14.8	45%	44%	Raleigh
Centennial Campus Middle	6–8	477	12.9	35%	31%	Raleigh
Connections AcademyAlternative	6–8	8	0.7	8.5%	6.3%	Cary
Davis Drive Middle	6–8	992	17.4	84%	91%	Cary
Dillard Drive Middle	6–8	977	14.7	50%	49%	Raleigh
Durant Road Middle	6–8	649	15.8	40%	44%	Raleigh
East Cary Middle	6–8	597	13.3	70%	66%	Cary
East Garner Middle	6–8	1,109	15.6	44%	43%	Garner
East Millbrook Middle	6–8	731	12.6	37%	34%	Raleigh
Fuquay-Varina Middle	6–8	1,004	17.7	61%	66%	Fuquay-Varina
Herbert Akins Road Middle	6–8	1,253	16.2	60%	66%	Fuquay-Varina
Heritage Middle	6–8	947	16.2	76%	81%	Wake Forest
Holly Grove Middle	6–8	979	17.0	72%	79%	Holly Springs
Holly Ridge Middle	6–8	955	17.6	68%	74%	Holly Springs
Leesville Road Middle	6–8	795	18.2	70%	75%	Raleigh
Ligon Middle	6–8	959	15.2	69%	60%	Raleigh
Lufkin Road Middle	6–8	1,035	16.8	63%	61%	Apex
Martin Middle	6–8	1,011	16.7	72%	71%	Raleigh
Mills Park Middle	6–8	1,632	18.7	92%	96%	Cary
Moore Square Middle	6–8	594	12.7	74%	72%	Raleigh
Neuse River Middle	6–8	877	13.8	35%	32%	Raleigh
North Garner Middle	6–8	831	15.5	42%	39%	Garner
Oberlin Middle	6–8	1,049	15.1	68%	67%	Raleigh
Pine Hollow Middle	6–8	776	14.9	67%	70%	Raleigh
Reedy Creek Middle	6–8	805	14.9	61%	61%	Cary
River Bend Middle	6–8	995	16.0	36%	28%	Raleigh
River Oaks MiddleAlternative	6–8	7	0.4	7.5%	11%	Raleigh
Rolesville Middle	6–8	889	16.6	58%	61%	Rolesville
Salem Middle	6–8	1,057	17.7	74%	81%	Apex
Wake Forest Middle School	6–8	878	16.0	47%	43%	Wake Forest
Wakefield Middle	6–8	803	17.7	66%	62%	Raleigh
Wendell Middle	6–8	762	14.0	42%	36%	Wendell
West Cary Middle	6–8	824	17.1	69%	76%	Cary
West Lake Middle	6–8	687	16.2	55%	63%	Apex
West Millbrook Middle	6–8	1,164	17.2	67%	67%	Raleigh
Zebulon Middle	6–8	772	15.5	44%	41%	Zebulon
Apex Friendship High	9–12	2,748	21.1	—	—	Apex
Apex High	9–12	2,449	19.9	—	—	Apex
Athens Drive High	9–12	2,156	17.2	—	—	Raleigh
Cary High	9–12	2,044	17.5	—	—	Cary
Crossroads FLEXMostly virtual	9–12	139	23.4	—	—	Cary
East Wake High	9–12	1,777	18.0	—	—	Wendell
Enloe High	9–12	2,643	17.7	—	—	Raleigh
Fuquay-Varina High	9–12	1,858	19.0	—	—	Fuquay-Varina
Garner High	9–12	1,670	15.6	—	—	Garner
Green Hope High	9–12	2,304	20.5	—	—	Cary
Green Level High	9–12	2,283	20.5	—	—	Cary
Heritage High	9–12	1,778	18.3	—	—	Wake Forest
Holly Springs High	9–12	2,018	19.7	—	—	Holly Springs
Knightdale High	9–12	1,695	16.1	—	—	Knightdale
Leesville Road High	9–12	2,411	19.6	—	—	Raleigh
LongviewSpecial education	6–12	18	1.0	—	—	Raleigh
Middle Creek High	9–12	1,587	18.2	—	—	Apex
Millbrook High	9–12	2,498	18.2	—	—	Raleigh
Needham Broughton High	9–12	2,153	18.2	—	—	Raleigh
North Wake College and Career Academy	9–13	346	17.9	—	—	Wake Forest
Panther Creek High	9–12	2,609	20.4	—	—	Cary
Phillips HighAlternative	9–12	123	4.5	—	—	Raleigh
Rolesville High	9–12	2,321	18.4	—	—	Rolesville
SCORE AcademyAlternative	9–12	584	18.3	—	—	Cary
Sanderson High	9–12	1,648	18.1	—	—	Raleigh
South Garner High	9–12	1,835	17.4	—	—	Garner
Southeast Raleigh High	9–12	1,438	14.0	—	—	Raleigh
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	9–13	348	15.9	—	—	Raleigh
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	9–12	260	15.9	—	—	Morrisville
Wake Early College of Health and Science	9–13	317	22.8	—	—	Raleigh
Wake Forest High School	9–12	2,043	18.8	—	—	Wake Forest
Wake STEM Early College High School	9–13	294	20.3	—	—	Cary
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	6–13	262	12.7	87%	93%	Raleigh
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	6–13	337	15.9	94%	93%	Raleigh
Wakefield High	9–12	2,065	19.5	—	—	Raleigh
Willow Spring High	9–12	2,223	20.3	—	—	Fuquay Varina

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518
Phone: (919)431-7400

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.