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Enrollment
1,670
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001863
Garner High
2101 Spring Drive, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2379 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,670 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
913 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 499 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 376 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 351 | 21% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
20.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garner High
Garner High's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garner High this school | 1,670 | 54.7% | 39.2% |
| West Cabarrus High Concord | 1,627 | 57.2% | 38.7% |
| Rolesville High Rolesville | 2,321 | 50.6% | 36.8% |
| Overhills High Spring Lake | 1,981 | 50.9% | 37.8% |
| Central Cabarrus High Concord | 1,369 | 54.0% | 40.6% |
| Jay M Robinson High Concord | 1,210 | 51.8% | 44.8% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garner High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #312 of 468 | #26 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #373 of 464 | #25 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #242 of 448 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,670 | #70 of 598 | #22 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #87 of 473 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #65 of 474 | #11 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #367 of 527 | #7 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #5 of 277 | #1 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,670
-74 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,744
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,670 | 107.2 | 15.6:1 | 55% (913) |
| 2023-24 | 1,670 | 108.6 | 15.4:1 | 54% (902) |
| 2022-23 | 1,683 | 106.2 | 15.8:1 | 50% (836) |
| 2020-21 | 1,744 | 118 | 14.8:1 | 36% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 2,748 | 153.3 | 17.9:1 | 40% (1,109) |
| 2015-16 | 2,654 | 154 | 17.2:1 | 42% (1,108) |
| 2010-11 | 2,297 | 134 | 17.1:1 | 39% (886) |
| 2000-01 | 2,020 | 119 | 17.0:1 | 14% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 1,744 | 118 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garner High.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (2,748 to 1,670); teachers down 30% (153.3 to 107.2).
About Garner High
Garner High is the name of a large high school in Garner, North Carolina. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,670 students. That puts enrollment 119% larger than the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Wake County Schools runs 198 schools with a combined 163,176 students. Garner High is one of them.
The student body at Garner High has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 33%. Other groups include 33% Black, 28% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Garner High, there are about 15.6 students; the school has 107.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is higher. There are 913 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 55% of enrollment. Across public schools in Wake County, the average is 42%.
Garner High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of North Carolina public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Garner High would score about 62.1%. It scores 39.2%, a bottom-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Wake County, home to about 1,178,653 people, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wake County number 237, with about 184,790 students.
Swift Creek Elementary sits about 0.2 miles from Garner High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 39.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 1,744 in 2020-21 to 1,670 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Garner High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- East Garner MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 969 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- North Garner MiddleMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Swift Creek Elementary0.2 mi · 310
- Vandora Springs Elementary0.9 mi · 582
- Smith Elementary1.0 mi · 596
- North Garner Middle1.3 mi · 831
- Timber Drive Elementary1.4 mi · 391
- Aversboro Elementary1.9 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Garner HighWhat is the total enrollment at Garner High?
Garner High enrolls approximately 1,670 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Garner High serve?
Garner High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garner High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garner High is approximately 15.6:1 (107 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garner High?
Student demographics at Garner High are roughly 28% White, 33% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Garner High public or private?
Garner High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.