allk12 · Rankings · Most Black · North Carolina · Wake County · High schools

The public high schools with the highest share of Black students in Wake County, North Carolina

38 public high schools in Wake County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Southeast Raleigh High leads the list at 53.3%, against a median of 23.0% across the ranked schools.

Sort any column, filter to a school or district, or download the full ranking as a CSV. Source data is federal NCES and state assessment reporting, 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Black

53.3%

Median % Black

23.0%

MOST BLACK · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	1,438	767	53.3%
2	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	1,835	872	47.5%
3	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	1,695	763	45.0%
4	Central Wake High School	Raleigh, NC	Central Wake Charter High School	293	130	44.4%
5	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	262	116	44.3%
6	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	1,777	762	42.9%
7	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	348	136	39.1%
8	Phillips High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	123	47	38.2%
9	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	2,321	859	37.0%
10	SCORE Academy	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	584	210	36.0%
11	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	346	117	33.8%
12	Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	1,670	551	33.0%
13	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	337	111	32.9%
14	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	2,065	577	27.9%
15	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	317	85	26.8%
16	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	2,643	690	26.1%
17	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	2,156	543	25.2%
18	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	1,648	384	23.3%
19	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	2,043	473	23.1%
20	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	2,498	572	22.9%
21	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	260	55	21.1%
22	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	2,411	486	20.2%
23	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	2,153	423	19.6%
24	Longleaf School of the Arts	Raleigh, NC	Longleaf School of the Arts	405	74	18.3%
25	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	2,044	352	17.2%
26	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	2,609	396	15.2%
27	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	1,858	276	14.8%
28	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	1,778	257	14.4%
29	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	2,223	319	14.3%
30	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	294	40	13.6%
31	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	1,587	198	12.5%
32	Southern Wake Academy	Holly Springs, NC	Southern Wake Academy	534	55	10.3%
33	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	2,449	230	9.4%
34	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	2,018	156	7.7%
35	Raleigh Charter High School	Raleigh, NC	Raleigh Charter High School	552	42	7.6%
36	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	2,748	188	6.8%
37	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	2,304	149	6.5%
38	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	2,283	102	4.5%

Page 1 of 1 · top 38 of 38 ranked. NCES + state assessment data, 2024-25.↓ Download full CSV

All schools in Wake County →

Most Black rankings at a wider scope

All North Carolina Nationwide

Other rankings for Wake County, North Carolina

Largest Most diverse Lowest ratio Highest proficiency Fastest growing Highest poverty Lowest poverty Highest ratio Fastest declining Lowest proficiency Most Hispanic Most White Most Asian Best in math Best in reading Best in science Most Native American Most Pacific Islander Most multiracial Most Hispanic (count)Most Black (count)Most White (count)Most Asian (count)Most Native American (count)Most Pacific Islander (count)Most multiracial (count)Smallest Most male Most female

All ranking categories →

Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

DATA NOTICE

allk12 is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NCES, the US Census Bureau, any state education agency or assessment program, or any other government agency. Source data is compiled from public records and provided "as is," without warranty of accuracy or completeness. You rely on it, and any analysis derived from it, at your own risk. See the full disclaimer.