Schools
230
31 districts
Wake County
North Carolina · Public K-12
230 public schools serving approximately 177,432 students, in a county of 1,178,653 residents.
Enrollment
177,432
NCES CCD
Median income
$105,768
Above North Carolina avg
Free/reduced lunch
34.6%
Below North Carolina avg
Elementary
139
schools
Middle
41
schools
High
39
schools
Combined / other
11
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Wake County Schools
159,778 students · 31 districts in Wake County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Wake County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
57.2%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.1%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.1%
civilian labor
Median age
37
23.0% under 18
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Friendship High | Apex | High | 09-12 | 2,772 | · |
| Leesville Road High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 2,613 | · |
| Enloe High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 2,502 | · |
| Apex High | Apex | High | 09-12 | 2,500 | · |
| Panther Creek High | Cary | High | 09-12 | 2,435 | · |
| Millbrook High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 2,421 | · |
| Rolesville High | Rolesville | High | 09-12 | 2,373 | · |
| Cary High | Cary | High | 09-12 | 2,145 | · |
| Holly Springs High | Holly Springs | High | 09-12 | 2,140 | · |
| Needham Broughton High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 2,128 | · |
| Wake Forest High School | Wake Forest | High | 09-12 | 2,101 | · |
| Wakefield High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 2,072 | · |
| Athens Drive High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 2,062 | · |
| Green Level High | Cary | High | 09-12 | 2,052 | · |
| Green Hope High | Cary | High | 09-12 | 2,001 | · |
| Fuquay-Varina High | Fuquay-Varina | High | 09-12 | 1,940 | · |
| South Garner High | Garner | High | 09-12 | 1,824 | · |
| Heritage High | Wake Forest | High | 09-12 | 1,811 | · |
| Knightdale High | Knightdale | High | 09-12 | 1,702 | · |
| Garner High | Garner | High | 09-12 | 1,683 | · |
| Sanderson High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 1,677 | · |
| Middle Creek High | Apex | High | 09-12 | 1,659 | · |
| Franklin Academy | Wake Forest | Other | KG-12 | 1,651 | · |
| East Wake High | Wendell | High | 09-12 | 1,646 | · |
| Mills Park Middle | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 1,630 | · |
| Willow Spring High | Fuquay Varina | Secondary | 09-11 | 1,477 | · |
| Alston Ridge Middle | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 1,459 | · |
| Southeast Raleigh High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 1,401 | · |
| Apex Friendship Middle | Apex | Middle | 06-08 | 1,397 | · |
| Triangle Math and Science Academy | Cary | Other | KG-12 | 1,276 | · |
| Pine Springs Preparatory Academy | Holly Springs | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,243 | · |
| East Wake Academy | Zebulon | Other | KG-12 | 1,227 | · |
| East Garner Middle | Garner | Middle | 06-08 | 1,186 | · |
| Fuquay-Varina Middle | Fuquay-Varina | Middle | 06-08 | 1,164 | · |
| River Bend Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 1,124 | · |
| Oberlin Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 1,076 | · |
| Salem Middle | Apex | Middle | 06-08 | 1,071 | · |
| Alston Ridge Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,047 | · |
| West Millbrook Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 1,046 | · |
| Rolesville Middle | Rolesville | Middle | 06-08 | 1,021 | · |
| Heritage Middle | Wake Forest | Middle | 06-08 | 997 | · |
| Lufkin Road Middle | Apex | Middle | 06-08 | 995 | · |
| Holly Ridge Middle | Holly Springs | Middle | 06-08 | 994 | · |
| Olive Chapel Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 982 | · |
| North Garner Middle | Garner | Middle | 06-08 | 975 | · |
| Dillard Drive Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 970 | · |
| Wake Forest Middle School | Wake Forest | Middle | 06-08 | 968 | · |
| Davis Drive Middle | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 959 | · |
| Martin Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 958 | · |
| Oakview Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 949 | · |
| Herbert Akins Rd Elementary | Fuquay-Varina | Elementary | PK-05 | 941 | · |
| Holly Grove Middle | Holly Springs | Middle | 06-08 | 935 | · |
| Neuse River Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 908 | · |
| Holly Grove Elementary | Holly Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 907 | · |
| Holly Springs Elementary | Holly Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 907 | · |
| Apex Middle | Apex | Middle | 06-08 | 905 | · |
| Wakefield Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 898 | · |
| Ligon Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 893 | · |
| West Lake Middle | Apex | Middle | 06-08 | 877 | · |
| Carroll Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 871 | · |
| Parkside Elementary | Morrisville | Elementary | PK-05 | 871 | · |
| West Cary Middle | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 860 | · |
| Harris Creek Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 852 | · |
| Pine Hollow Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 850 | · |
| Carnage Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 844 | · |
| Herbert Akins Road Middle | Fuquay-Varina | Middle | 06-08 | 827 | · |
| Davis Drive Elementary | Cary | Elementary | KG-05 | 825 | · |
| South Lakes Elementary | Fuquay-Varina | Elementary | PK-05 | 815 | · |
| Abbotts Creek Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 801 | · |
| Holly Ridge Elementary | Holly Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 791 | · |
| Leesville Road Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 791 | · |
| Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls | Wendell | Elementary | KG-08 | 786 | · |
| Sycamore Creek Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 786 | · |
| Apex Friendship Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 782 | · |
| Laurel Park Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 782 | · |
| White Oak Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 778 | · |
| Cedar Fork Elementary | Morrisville | Elementary | PK-05 | 773 | · |
| East Millbrook Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 769 | · |
| Reedy Creek Middle | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 768 | · |
| Endeavor Charter School | Wake Forest | Elementary | KG-08 | 767 | · |
| Peak Charter Academy | Apex | Elementary | KG-08 | 767 | · |
| Scotts Ridge Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 766 | · |
| Durant Road Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 764 | · |
| Buckhorn Creek Elementary | Holly Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 761 | · |
| Carolina Charter Academy | Angier | Elementary | KG-08 | 755 | · |
| Rogers Lane Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 746 | · |
| Envision Science Academy | Wake Forest | Elementary | KG-08 | 741 | · |
| Salem Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 735 | · |
| Highcroft Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 721 | · |
| Hortons Creek Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 720 | · |
| Wendell Middle | Wendell | Middle | 06-08 | 719 | · |
| North Ridge Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 708 | · |
| Zebulon Middle | Zebulon | Middle | 06-08 | 708 | · |
| River Bend Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 706 | · |
| Beaverdam Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 704 | · |
| Dillard Drive Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 702 | · |
| Mills Park Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 702 | · |
| PreEminent Charter | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-08 | 702 | · |
| Cardinal Charter Academy | Cary | Elementary | KG-08 | 700 | · |
| Weatherstone Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 693 | · |
| Lacy Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 686 | · |
| Ballentine Elementary | Fuquay Varina | Elementary | PK-05 | 679 | · |
| Turner Creek Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 673 | · |
| Barwell Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 672 | · |
| Carpenter Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 657 | · |
| Willow Springs Elementary | Willow Spring | Elementary | KG-05 | 656 | · |
| Morrisville Elementary | Morrisville | Elementary | KG-05 | 651 | · |
| Bryan Road Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 649 | · |
| Banks Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 648 | · |
| Lake Myra Elementary | Wendell | Elementary | PK-05 | 648 | · |
| Durant Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 641 | · |
| Middle Creek Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 641 | · |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary | Fuquay-Varina | Elementary | PK-05 | 637 | · |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy | Wake Forest | Elementary | KG-08 | 636 | · |
| Rolesville Charter Academy | Rolesville | Elementary | KG-08 | 632 | · |
| Fuquay-Varina Elementary | Fuquay-Varina | Elementary | PK-05 | 631 | · |
| Apex Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 630 | · |
| Hilburn Drive Academy | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-08 | 628 | · |
| East Cary Middle | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 627 | · |
| Farmington Woods Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 623 | · |
| Combs Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 622 | · |
| Heritage Elementary | Wake Forest | Elementary | PK-05 | 622 | · |
| Northwoods Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 621 | · |
| Sterling Montessori Academy | Morrisville | Elementary | PK-08 | 620 | · |
| Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School | Wake Forest | Elementary | PK-08 | 615 | · |
| The Math and Science Academy of Apex | Apex | Elementary | KG-05 | 613 | · |
| West Lake Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 611 | · |
| Sanford Creek Elementary | Rolesville | Elementary | PK-05 | 609 | · |
| Wilburn Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 608 | · |
| Hunter Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 607 | · |
| Green Hope Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 605 | · |
| Leesville Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 603 | · |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 587 | · |
| Brassfield Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 586 | · |
| Moore Square Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 585 | · |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary | Morrisville | Elementary | PK-05 | 583 | · |
| Jones Dairy Elementary | Wake Forest | Elementary | PK-05 | 582 | · |
| Southern Wake Academy | Holly Springs | High | 06-12 | 579 | · |
| Wakelon Elementary | Zebulon | Elementary | PK-05 | 578 | · |
| Reedy Creek Elementary | Cary | Elementary | KG-05 | 577 | · |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 564 | · |
| Zebulon Elementary | Zebulon | Elementary | PK-05 | 561 | · |
| Green Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 559 | · |
| North Forest Pines Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 554 | · |
| Knightdale Elementary | Knightdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 550 | · |
| Brier Creek Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 549 | · |
| Vandora Springs Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 548 | · |
| Pleasant Union Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 542 | · |
| Smith Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 530 | · |
| Millbrook Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 529 | · |
| Adams Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 525 | · |
| Joyner Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 523 | · |
| Hodge Road Elementary | Knightdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 520 | · |
| Douglas Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 519 | · |
| Forest Pines Drive Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 516 | · |
| Yates Mill Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 513 | · |
| Conn Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 512 | · |
| Centennial Campus Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 509 | · |
| Stough Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 507 | · |
| Baucom Elementary | Apex | Elementary | PK-05 | 506 | · |
| Wildwood Forest Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 503 | · |
| Creech Road Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 | · |
| Wakefield Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 499 | · |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 497 | · |
| Rolesville Elementary | Rolesville | Elementary | PK-05 | 496 | · |
| Penny Road Elementary | Cary | Elementary | KG-05 | 495 | · |
| Forestville Road Elementary | Knightdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 494 | · |
| Washington Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 493 | · |
| Richland Creek Elementary | Wake Forest | Elementary | PK-05 | 489 | · |
| Jeffreys Grove Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 487 | · |
| Lynn Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 483 | · |
| RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-08 | 479 | · |
| East Garner Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 478 | · |
| Root Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 472 | · |
| Cary Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 470 | · |
| Lockhart Elementary | Knightdale | Elementary | PK-05 | 459 | · |
| SCORE Academy | Cary | High | 09-12 | 455 | · |
| Fox Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 449 | · |
| Briarcliff Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 | · |
| The Exploris School | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-08 | 447 | · |
| Brooks Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 | · |
| York Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 429 | · |
| Timber Drive Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 | · |
| Wendell Elementary | Wendell | Elementary | KG-05 | 416 | · |
| Carver Elementary | Wendell | Elementary | PK-05 | 413 | · |
| Longleaf School of the Arts | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 406 | · |
| Magellan Charter | Raleigh | Middle | 03-08 | 406 | · |
| Barton Pond Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 404 | · |
| Kingswood Elementary | Cary | Elementary | PK-05 | 399 | · |
| Swift Creek Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 392 | · |
| Brentwood Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 389 | · |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 389 | · |
| Vance Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 | · |
| Underwood Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 381 | · |
| Fuller Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 379 | · |
| Aversboro Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 377 | · |
| Lead Mine Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 372 | · |
| Rand Road Elementary | Garner | Elementary | PK-05 | 370 | · |
| Wiley Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 369 | · |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | Wake Forest | High | 09-13 | 353 | · |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | Raleigh | High | 09-13 | 353 | · |
| Baileywick Road Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 351 | · |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | Raleigh | High | 06-13 | 350 | · |
| Wake Forest Elementary | Wake Forest | Elementary | PK-05 | 342 | · |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | Raleigh | High | 09-13 | 336 | · |
| Doral Academy of North Carolina | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-04 | 333 | · |
| Raleigh Oak Charter | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-08 | 303 | · |
| Powell Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 284 | · |
| Olds Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 277 | · |
| Poe Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 272 | · |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | Raleigh | High | 06-13 | 269 | · |
| Partnership Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-05 | 268 | · |
| Wake STEM Early College High School | Cary | High | 09-13 | 263 | · |
| Bugg Elementary | Raleigh | Elementary | PK-05 | 232 | · |
| Central Wake High School | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 220 | · |
| Crossroads FLEX | Cary | High | 09-12 | 148 | · |
| Quest Academy | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-08 | 142 | · |
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies | Morrisville | Secondary | 09-11 | 125 | · |
| Phillips High | Raleigh | High | 09-12 | 119 | · |
| Mount Vernon | Raleigh | Elementary | KG-08 | 68 | · |
| Gov. Morehead School f/t Blind | Raleigh | Other | KG-12 | 44 | · |
| Longview | Raleigh | High | 06-12 | 35 | · |
| River Oaks Middle | Raleigh | Middle | 06-08 | 26 | · |
| Connections Academy | Cary | Middle | 06-08 | 21 | · |
| Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy | Raleigh | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
| Nalanda Charter School | Raleigh | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
| NCVPS | Raleigh | High | 07-13 | · | · |
| Wake Virtual Elementary | Cary | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
| Wake Virtual High | Cary | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
| Wake Virtual Middle | Cary | Not reported | M -M | · | · |
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