East Wake Academy

East Wake Academy operates as a substantial unified-grade school in Zebulon, North Carolina, one of the schools within East Wake Academy. Current enrollment sits at 1,265 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 73% larger than typical.

East Wake Academy sits inside East Wake Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, East Wake Academy lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, East Wake Academy logs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household income runs about $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. East Wake Academy is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Nearest neighbor: Zebulon Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

East Wake Academy operates from a town-center location. East Wake Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. East Wake Academy's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,174 (now 1,265). The White share of enrollment edged down from 81% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for East Wake Academy typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.