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

39 public middle schools in Wake County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Apex Friendship Middle leads the list at 19.3:1, against a median of 16.0:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Top Students/teacher

19.3:1

Median Students/teacher

16.0:1

HIGHEST RATIO · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	19.3:1
2	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	19.0:1
3	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	18.7:1
4	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	18.2:1
5	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	17.8:1
6	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	803	17.7:1
7	Fuquay-Varina Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,004	17.7:1
8	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	17.6:1
9	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	17.4:1
10	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164	17.2:1
11	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	17.1:1
12	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	17.0:1
13	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,035	16.8:1
14	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	16.6:1
15	Rolesville Middle	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	889	16.6:1
16	Herbert Akins Road Middle	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,253	16.2:1
17	West Lake Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	687	16.2:1
18	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	16.2:1
19	River Bend Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	995	16.1:1
20	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	16.0:1
21	Wake Forest Middle School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	878	16.0:1
22	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	649	15.8:1
23	East Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,109	15.6:1
24	North Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	831	15.5:1
25	Zebulon Middle	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	772	15.5:1
26	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	959	15.2:1
27	Oberlin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,049	15.2:1
28	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	15.1:1
29	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	805	14.9:1
30	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	776	14.9:1
31	Carroll Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	898	14.8:1
32	Dillard Drive Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	977	14.7:1
33	Wendell Middle	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	762	14.0:1
34	Neuse River Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	877	13.8:1
35	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	13.3:1
36	Magellan Charter	Raleigh, NC	Magellan Charter	Middle	411	13.1:1
37	Centennial Campus Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	477	12.9:1
38	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	12.7:1
39	East Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	731	12.6:1

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