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

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 38 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 48.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
38
Wake County, North Carolina
Top % Female
100%
Median % Female
48.6%
MOST FEMALE · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsFemale students% Female
1Wake Young Women's Leadership AcademyRaleigh, NCWake County Schools337337100%
2Longleaf School of the ArtsRaleigh, NCLongleaf School of the Arts40530675.6%
3Wake Early College of Health and ScienceRaleigh, NCWake County Schools31723674.5%
4North Wake College and Career AcademyWake Forest, NCWake County Schools34619857.2%
5Central Wake High SchoolRaleigh, NCCentral Wake Charter High School29315452.6%
6Holly Springs HighHolly Springs, NCWake County Schools2,0181,02450.7%
7East Wake HighWendell, NCWake County Schools1,77789450.3%
8South Garner HighGarner, NCWake County Schools1,83591449.8%
9Green Level HighCary, NCWake County Schools2,2831,13649.8%
10Enloe HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools2,6431,30749.5%
11Willow Spring HighFuquay Varina, NCWake County Schools2,2231,09949.4%
12Millbrook HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools2,4981,23149.3%
13Heritage HighWake Forest, NCWake County Schools1,77887349.1%
14Panther Creek HighCary, NCWake County Schools2,6091,27648.9%
15Fuquay-Varina HighFuquay-Varina, NCWake County Schools1,85890848.9%
16Needham Broughton HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools2,1531,05148.8%
17Leesville Road HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools2,4111,17448.7%
18SCORE AcademyCary, NCWake County Schools58428448.6%
19Athens Drive HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools2,1561,04748.6%
20Vernon Malone College and Career AcademyRaleigh, NCWake County Schools34816948.6%
21Garner HighGarner, NCWake County Schools1,67080948.4%
22Middle Creek HighApex, NCWake County Schools1,58776848.4%
23Southeast Raleigh HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools1,43869448.3%
24Raleigh Charter High SchoolRaleigh, NCRaleigh Charter High School55226548.0%
25Phillips HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools1235948.0%
26Apex Friendship HighApex, NCWake County Schools2,7481,31647.9%
27Apex HighApex, NCWake County Schools2,4491,17047.8%
28Sanderson HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools1,64878347.5%
29Wakefield HighRaleigh, NCWake County Schools2,06597847.4%
30Green Hope HighCary, NCWake County Schools2,3041,09047.3%
31Rolesville HighRolesville, NCWake County Schools2,3211,09647.2%
32Cary HighCary, NCWake County Schools2,04496147.0%
33Wake Forest High SchoolWake Forest, NCWake County Schools2,04394646.3%
34Knightdale HighKnightdale, NCWake County Schools1,69578046.0%
35Wake STEM Early College High SchoolCary, NCWake County Schools29413445.6%
36Southern Wake AcademyHolly Springs, NCSouthern Wake Academy53422642.3%
37Wake EC of Information & BiotechnologiesMorrisville, NCWake County Schools2609235.4%
38Wake Young Men's Leadership AcademyRaleigh, NCWake County Schools26200.0%
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