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Wake County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Wake County Schools runs 198 public schools with 163,325 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 15.3 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
198
Students
163,325
Teachers (FTE)
10,648
Students per teacher
15.3
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518
Phone
(919)431-7400
County
Wake County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3704720
State district ID
NC-920
School counselors (FTE)
492.0About 332 students per counselor.
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.3
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (159,802), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.71 billion
Federal revenue
$125.9 million
State revenue
$1.04 billion
Local revenue
$547.2 million
Total spending
$1.90 billion
Spending per pupil
$11,914
Salaries
$1.02 billion53.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.79 billion

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.4%
  • State: 60.6%
  • Local: 32.0%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,914
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Wake County Schools

By level: 36 high, 40 middle, 122 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abbotts Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 580514.6
Adams ElementaryElementaryPK to 565512.8
Alston Ridge ElementaryElementaryPK to 591714.1
Alston Ridge MiddleMiddle6 to 81,49419.2
Apex ElementaryElementaryPK to 555014.1
Apex Friendship ElementaryElementaryPK to 589614.7
Apex Friendship HighHigh9 to 122,74821.1
Apex Friendship MiddleMiddle6 to 81,41219.3
Apex HighHigh9 to 122,44919.9
Apex MiddleMiddle6 to 886716.1
Athens Drive HighHigh9 to 122,15617.2
Aversboro ElementaryElementaryPK to 538114.7
Baileywick Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 535210.7
Ballentine ElementaryElementaryPK to 574214.3
Banks Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 565114.2
Barton Pond ElementaryElementaryPK to 551514.7
Barwell Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 564813.0
Baucom ElementaryElementaryPK to 567514.1
Beaverdam ElementaryElementaryPK to 567813.6
Brassfield ElementaryElementaryK to 561313.9
Brentwood ElementaryElementaryPK to 538511.0
Briarcliff ElementaryElementaryPK to 548615.2
Brier Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 564213.7
Brooks ElementaryElementaryPK to 547113.1
Bryan Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 568514.0
Buckhorn Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 590514.4
Bugg ElementaryElementaryPK to 534512.3
Carnage MiddleMiddle6 to 892415.1
Carpenter ElementaryElementaryPK to 560414.0
Carroll MiddleMiddle6 to 889815.0
Carver ElementaryElementaryPK to 549513.4
Cary ElementaryElementaryPK to 547714.9
Cary HighHigh9 to 122,04417.6
Cedar Fork ElementaryElementaryPK to 577814.1
Centennial Campus MiddleMiddle6 to 847713.2
Combs ElementaryElementaryPK to 569513.6
Conn ElementaryElementaryPK to 559515.3
Connections AcademyMiddle6 to 880.7
Creech Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 554913.1
Crossroads FLEXHigh9 to 1213927.8
Davis Drive ElementaryElementaryK to 579415.0
Davis Drive MiddleMiddle6 to 899217.4
Dillard Drive ElementaryElementaryPK to 564812.2
Dillard Drive MiddleMiddle6 to 897714.8
Douglas ElementaryElementaryPK to 556214.1
Durant Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 557712.3
Durant Road MiddleMiddle6 to 864915.8
East Cary MiddleMiddle6 to 859713.6
East Garner ElementaryElementaryPK to 553513.7
East Garner MiddleMiddle6 to 81,10915.6
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.