At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
163,325
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
202
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$11,691
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,785
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 159,646
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10,997
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
What current records say about Wake County Schools
Wake County Schools operates 202 current public-school records serving grades PK–13 in Cary, North Carolina. NCES reports 163,325 students and 10,648.61 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 121 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $11,691 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,785 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 100 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 9.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 10,648.61
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,868,018,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Wake County Schools
Cary, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.7541, -78.7365
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White40.7%
- Hispanic20.4%
- Black21.3%
- Asian13.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial4.2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Wake County Schools
202 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 202 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotts Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 805 | 14.5:1 | |
| Adams Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 655 | 12.7:1 | |
| Alston Ridge Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 917 | 13.9:1 | |
| Alston Ridge Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,494 | 19:1 | |
| Apex Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 550 | 14:1 | |
| Apex Friendship Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 896 | 14.5:1 | |
| Apex Friendship High | High09–12 | 2,748 | 21.1:1 | |
| Apex Friendship Middle | Middle06–08 | 1,412 | 19.3:1 | |
| Apex High | High09–12 | 2,449 | 19.9:1 | |
| Apex Middle | Middle06–08 | 867 | 16:1 | |
| Athens Drive High | High09–12 | 2,156 | 17.2:1 | |
| Aversboro Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 381 | 14.2:1 | |
| Baileywick Road Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 352 | 10.7:1 | |
| Ballentine Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 742 | 14.1:1 | |
| Banks Road Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 651 | 13.9:1 | |
| Barton Pond Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 515 | 14.4:1 | |
| Barwell Road Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 648 | 12.9:1 | |
| Baucom Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 675 | 13.9:1 | |
| Beaverdam Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 678 | 13.4:1 | |
| Bowling Road Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Brassfield Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 613 | 13.7:1 | |
| Brentwood Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 385 | 10.7:1 | |
| Briarcliff Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 486 | 15:1 | |
| Brier Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 642 | 13.5:1 |