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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Wake County, North Carolina

213 public schools in Wake County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Cardinal Charter Academy leads the list at 45.2:1, against a median of 14.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

213

Wake County, North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

45.2:1

Median Students/teacher

14.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	Elementary	584	45.2:1
2	Central Wake High School	Raleigh, NC	Central Wake Charter High School	High	293	37.4:1
3	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	22.8:1
4	Sterling Montessori Academy	Morrisville, NC	Sterling Montessori Academy	Elementary	702	21.1:1
5	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	21.1:1
6	Rolesville Charter Academy	Rolesville, NC	Rolesville Charter Academy	Elementary	716	20.7:1
7	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	20.5:1
8	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	20.5:1
9	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	20.4:1
10	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	20.3:1
11	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,223	20.3:1
12	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	19.9:1
13	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	19.7:1
14	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	19.6:1
15	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	19.6:1
16	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	19.3:1
17	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	19.0:1
18	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	19.0:1
19	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Elementary	650	18.9:1
20	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,043	18.8:1
21	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Wake Forest, NC	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Elementary	752	18.8:1
22	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	18.7:1
23	Peak Charter Academy	Apex, NC	Peak Charter Academy	Elementary	651	18.5:1
24	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,321	18.4:1
25	PreEminent Charter	Raleigh, NC	PreEminent Charter School	Elementary	667	18.3:1
26	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Apex, NC	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Elementary	1,080	18.3:1
27	SCORE Academy	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	584	18.3:1
28	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	18.3:1
29	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,587	18.2:1
30	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	18.2:1
31	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	18.2:1
32	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	18.2:1
33	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	18.1:1
34	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,777	18.0:1
35	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	17.9:1
36	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	17.8:1
37	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	17.7:1
38	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	803	17.7:1
39	Fuquay-Varina Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,004	17.7:1
40	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	17.6:1
41	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	17.5:1
42	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,835	17.4:1
43	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	17.4:1
44	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	17.2:1
45	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164	17.2:1
46	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	17.1:1
47	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	17.0:1
48	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,035	16.8:1
49	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	16.6:1
50	Rolesville Middle	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	889	16.6:1

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