Total enrollment
17,150
-1,564 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
33 schools in Wayne County Public Schools
North Carolina · 17,150 students · 6 cities
Wayne County Public Schools runs 33 public K-12 schools inside North Carolina, with combined enrollment around 17,150 (13 elementary, 9 middle, and 11 high).
7-year change in Wayne County Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
33
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
30%
was 37%
% Hispanic
30%
was 23%
% Black
34%
was 35%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Wayne County Public Schools
Across 33 schools, Wayne County Public Schools serves about 17,150 students in North Carolina. By footprint it is a mid-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Wayne County Public Schools spans 13 elementary, 9 middle, and 11 high schools.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Wayne County Public Schools has fell 8% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 18,714 students to 17,150. Wayne County Public Schools now counts 33 public schools, up from 32 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 30% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Wayne County Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.