Pine Springs Preparatory Academy

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in Holly Springs, North Carolina, operated by Pine Springs Preparatory Academy. Current enrollment sits at 1,258 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 169% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Pine Springs Preparatory Academy is one of 2 schools operated by Pine Springs Preparatory Academy, a district that serves 3,810 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wake County) logs that median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Pine Springs Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, Pine Springs Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 147%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 1,258 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Pine Springs Preparatory Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.