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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Cary, North Carolina

Across Cary, North Carolina, 30 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Turner Creek Elementary leads the list at 12.6:1, against a median of 15.1:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Cary, North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

12.6:1

Median Students/teacher

15.1:1

LOWEST RATIO · CARY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	12.6:1
2	Adams Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	655	12.7:1
3	Kingswood Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	427	12.7:1
4	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	13.3:1
5	Penny Road Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	509	13.4:1
6	Northwoods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	579	13.6:1
7	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	605	13.7:1
8	Carpenter Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	604	13.8:1
9	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	13.9:1
10	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	917	13.9:1
11	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	594	14.2:1
12	Cary Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	477	14.7:1
13	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	794	14.9:1
14	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	805	14.9:1
15	Briarcliff Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	486	15.0:1
16	Weatherstone Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	15.1:1
17	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	15.3:1
18	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	739	15.7:1
19	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	15.7:1
20	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	17.1:1
21	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	17.4:1
22	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	17.5:1
23	SCORE Academy	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	584	18.3:1
24	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	18.7:1
25	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	19.0:1
26	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	20.3:1
27	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	20.4:1
28	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	20.5:1
29	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	20.5:1
30	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	Elementary	584	45.2:1

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