Vernon Malone College and Career Academy

As a modestly sized senior high in Raleigh, North Carolina, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy educates 348 students from grades 9 through 13, run under Wake County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 54% below the state mean of about 761.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Vernon Malone College and Career Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy records that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Wake County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Vernon Malone College and Career Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wake County) reports that median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which Vernon Malone College and Career Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Washington Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. On composite proficiency, Vernon Malone College and Career Academy comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 64.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 355 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025.

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