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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in Wake County, North Carolina

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 34 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Green Level High leads the list at 6.4%, against a median of 34.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Best % FRL

6.4%

Median % FRL

34.2%

LOWEST POVERTY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	6.4%
2	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	11.2%
3	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	12.5%
4	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	13.8%
5	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	14.8%
6	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	260	16.5%
7	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	22.5%
8	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	24.5%
9	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	25.1%
10	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	27.7%
11	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	28.0%
12	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	28.1%
13	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,223	28.7%
14	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,587	29.6%
15	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,043	30.4%
16	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	33.3%
17	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	34.1%
18	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	34.4%
19	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	35.1%
20	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	35.7%
21	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	36.1%
22	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	36.1%
23	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	38.6%
24	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	43.4%
25	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	44.0%
26	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	45.1%
27	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,321	50.6%
28	Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,670	54.7%
29	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,835	61.5%
30	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,777	63.5%
31	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,695	66.9%
32	Phillips High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	123	95.9%
33	SCORE Academy	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	584	99.5%
34	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,438	99.8%

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