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Wake County Public School System
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Wake County, North Carolina
District details
Superintendent: Robert Taylor
# of school board members: 9
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The Wake County Public School System is a school district in North Carolina.

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Superintendent

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Dr. Robert Taylor is the superintendent of the Wake County Public School System. He began serving as superintendent in October 2023. His previous career experience includes working as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, deputy state superintendent, and state superintendent of education in Mississippi.[1]

School board

The Wake County Public School System Board of Education consists of nine members elected to two-year terms. Members are elected by district.[2]

Elections

See also: Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections

Members of the Wake County Public School System Board of Education are elected to two-year terms and four-year terms. Elections are held every two years in November.

Five seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Wake County School Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $125,922,000 $788 7%
Local: $547,172,000 $3,424 32%
State: $1,036,757,000 $6,488 61%
Total: $1,709,851,000 $10,700
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,903,899,000 $11,914
Total Current Expenditures: $1,581,865,000 $9,898
Instructional Expenditures: $1,070,889,000 $6,701 56%
Student and Staff Support: $158,692,000 $993 8%
Administration: $158,335,000 $990 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $193,949,000 $1,213 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $250,004,000 $1,564
Construction: $200,235,000 $1,253
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $7,151,000 $44
Interest on Debt: $62,717,000 $392


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[5] $48,339 $77,722
2023-2024[6] $46,057.60 $84,467.70
2020-2021[7] $41,274.60 $78,774.10

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 83 24 27 45-49 50 68
2018-2019 50 82 24 29 40-44 51 66
2017-2018 50 77 25 31 40-44 50 64
2016-2017 57 86 29 36 50-54 57 74
2015-2016 58 86 31 38 45-49 58 74
2014-2015 55 85 28 36 40-44 57 71
2013-2014 54 85 26 35 40-44 55 70
2012-2013 54 84 25 35 40-44 53 70
2011-2012 87 96 72 79 85-89 89 95
2010-2011 85 95 69 78 81 87 95

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 60 82 37 36 55-59 64 75
2018-2019 56 78 33 32 50-54 59 73
2017-2018 56 77 33 33 45-49 61 73
2016-2017 57 79 33 34 45-49 60 73
2015-2016 58 79 34 35 45-49 62 74
2014-2015 57 78 33 34 40-44 59 73
2013-2014 57 78 33 34 45-49 60 73
2012-2013 55 77 31 34 35-39 58 72
2011-2012 79 91 62 63 70-74 83 91
2010-2011 76 89 57 59 65 80 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 98 87 80 80-89 90 96
2018-2019 90 97 85 80 80-89 89 95
2017-2018 89 97 84 77 80-89 89 95
2016-2017 89 97 83 76 80-89 90 94
2015-2016 87 95 81 74 70-79 87 93
2014-2015 86 93 79 74 70-79 88 93
2013-2014 83 92 74 68 60-64 84 91
2012-2013 81 92 69 66 70-79 82 91
2011-2012 81 88 70 65 70-79 81 90
2010-2011 81 91 68 65 80-89 80 91


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 159,778 -0.2
2021-2022 160,099 0.2
2020-2021 159,802 -2.3
2019-2020 163,404 1.0
2018-2019 161,784 0.2
2017-2018 161,417 0.6
2016-2017 160,467 1.6
2015-2016 157,839 1.3
2014-2015 155,820 1.5
2013-2014 153,534 1.7
2012-2013 150,956 1.9
2011-2012 148,154 2.7
2010-2011 144,173 2.5
2009-2010 140,558 1.5
2008-2009 138,443 2.9
2007-2008 134,401 4.2
2006-2007 128,748 6.0
2005-2006 120,996 5.3
2004-2005 114,568 4.5
2003-2004 109,424 4.2
2002-2003 104,836 2.9
2001-2002 101,756 2.8
2000-2001 98,950 3.7
1999-2000 95,248 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Wake County Public School System (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 11.6 4.0
Black 21.9 24.8
Hispanic 19.3 20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.0 5.6
White 42.9 44.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Wake County Public School System had 10,663.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.98.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 189.12
Kindergarten: 718.52
Elementary: 6,549.45
Secondary: 3,156.41
Total: 10,663.44

Wake County Public School System employed 299.00 district administrators and 632.95 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 299.00
District Administrative Support: 352.39
School Administrators: 632.95
School Administrative Support: 793.91
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2,415.21
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 105.86
Total Guidance Counselors: 504.71
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 200.27
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 301.18
Librarians/Media Specialists: 213.41
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1,426.28
Other Support Services: 2,032.88


Schools

The Wake County Public School System operates 200 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abbotts Creek Elementary801PK-5
Adams Elementary525PK-5
Alston Ridge Elementary1,047PK-5
Alston Ridge Middle1,4596-8
Apex Elementary630PK-5
Apex Friendship Elementary782PK-5
Apex Friendship High2,7729-12
Apex Friendship Middle1,3976-8
Apex High2,5009-12
Apex Middle9056-8
Athens Drive High2,0629-12
Aversboro Elementary377PK-5
Baileywick Road Elementary351PK-5
Ballentine Elementary679PK-5
Banks Road Elementary648PK-5
Barton Pond Elementary404PK-5
Barwell Road Elementary672PK-5
Baucom Elementary506PK-5
Beaverdam Elementary704PK-5
Brassfield Elementary586KG-5
Brentwood Elementary389PK-5
Briarcliff Elementary448PK-5
Brier Creek Elementary549PK-5
Brooks Elementary439PK-5
Bryan Road Elementary649PK-5
Buckhorn Creek Elementary761PK-5
Bugg Elementary232PK-5
Carnage Middle8446-8
Carpenter Elementary657PK-5
Carroll Middle8716-8
Carver Elementary413PK-5
Cary Elementary470PK-5
Cary High2,1459-12
Cedar Fork Elementary773PK-5
Centennial Campus Middle5096-8
Combs Elementary622PK-5
Connections Academy216-8
Conn Elementary512PK-5
Creech Road Elementary499PK-5
Crossroads Flex1489-12
Davis Drive Elementary825KG-5
Davis Drive Middle9596-8
Dillard Drive Elementary702PK-5
Dillard Drive Middle9706-8
Douglas Elementary519PK-5
Durant Road Elementary641PK-5
Durant Road Middle7646-8
East Cary Middle6276-8
East Garner Elementary478PK-5
East Garner Middle1,1866-8
East Millbrook Middle7696-8
East Wake High1,6469-12
Enloe High2,5029-12
Farmington Woods Elementary623PK-5
Forest Pines Drive Elementary516PK-5
Forestville Road Elementary494PK-5
Fox Road Elementary449KG-5
Fuller Elementary379PK-5
Fuquay-Varina Elementary631PK-5
Fuquay-Varina High1,9409-12
Fuquay-Varina Middle1,1646-8
Garner High1,6839-12
Green Elementary559PK-5
Green Hope Elementary605PK-5
Green Hope High2,0019-12
Green Level High2,0529-12
Harris Creek Elementary852PK-5
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary941PK-5
Herbert Akins Road Middle8276-8
Heritage Elementary622PK-5
Heritage High1,8119-12
Heritage Middle9976-8
Highcroft Elementary721PK-5
Hilburn Drive Academy628PK-8
Hodge Road Elementary520PK-5
Holly Grove Elementary907PK-5
Holly Grove Middle9356-8
Holly Ridge Elementary791PK-5
Holly Ridge Middle9946-8
Holly Springs Elementary907PK-5
Holly Springs High2,1409-12
Hortons Creek Elementary720PK-5
Hunter Elementary607PK-5
Jeffreys Grove Elementary487PK-5
Jones Dairy Elementary582PK-5
Joyner Elementary523PK-5
Kingswood Elementary399PK-5
Knightdale Elementary550PK-5
Knightdale High1,7029-12
Lacy Elementary686PK-5
Lake Myra Elementary648PK-5
Laurel Park Elementary782PK-5
Lead Mine Elementary372KG-5
Leesville Road Elementary603KG-5
Leesville Road High2,6139-12
Leesville Road Middle7916-8
Ligon Middle8936-8
Lincoln Heights Elementary637PK-5
Lockhart Elementary459PK-5
Longview356-12
Lufkin Road Middle9956-8
Lynn Road Elementary483PK-5
Martin Middle9586-8
Middle Creek Elementary641PK-5
Middle Creek High1,6599-12
Millbrook Elementary529PK-5
Millbrook High2,4219-12
Mills Park Elementary702PK-5
Mills Park Middle1,6306-8
Moore Square Middle5856-8
Morrisville Elementary651KG-5
Mount Vernon68KG-8
Needham Broughton High2,1289-12
Neuse River Middle9086-8
North Forest Pines Elementary554PK-5
North Garner Middle9756-8
North Ridge Elementary708PK-5
North Wake College And Career Academy353
Northwoods Elementary621PK-5
Oak Grove Elementary587PK-5
Oakview Elementary949PK-5
Oberlin Middle1,0766-8
Olds Elementary277PK-5
Olive Chapel Elementary982PK-5
Panther Creek High2,4359-12
Parkside Elementary871PK-5
Partnership Elementary268KG-5
Penny Road Elementary495KG-5
Phillips High1199-12
Pine Hollow Middle8506-8
Pleasant Grove Elementary583PK-5
Pleasant Union Elementary542PK-5
Poe Elementary272PK-5
Powell Elementary284PK-5
Rand Road Elementary370PK-5
Reedy Creek Elementary577KG-5
Reedy Creek Middle7686-8
Richland Creek Elementary489PK-5
River Bend Elementary706PK-5
River Bend Middle1,1246-8
River Oaks Middle266-8
Rogers Lane Elementary746PK-5
Rolesville Elementary496PK-5
Rolesville High2,3739-12
Rolesville Middle1,0216-8
Root Elementary472PK-5
Salem Elementary735PK-5
Salem Middle1,0716-8
Sanderson High1,6779-12
Sanford Creek Elementary609PK-5
Score Academy4559-12
Scotts Ridge Elementary766PK-5
Smith Elementary530PK-5
Southeast Raleigh Elementary389PK-5
Southeast Raleigh High1,4019-12
South Garner High1,8249-12
South Lakes Elementary815PK-5
Stough Elementary507PK-5
Swift Creek Elementary392KG-5
Sycamore Creek Elementary786PK-5
Timber Drive Elementary416PK-5
Turner Creek Elementary673PK-5
Underwood Elementary381KG-5
Vance Elementary384PK-5
Vandora Springs Elementary548PK-5
Vernon Malone College And Career Academy353
Wake Early College Of Health And Science336
Wake Ec Of Information & Biotechnologies1259-11
Wakefield Elementary499PK-5
Wakefield High2,0729-12
Wakefield Middle8986-8
Wake Forest Elementary342PK-5
Wake Forest High School2,1019-12
Wake Forest Middle School9686-8
Wakelon Elementary578PK-5
Wake Stem Early College High School263
Wake Virtual Elementary0
Wake Virtual High0
Wake Virtual Middle0
Wake Young Men'S Leadership Academy269
Wake Young Women'S Leadership Academy350
Walnut Creek Elementary497PK-5
Washington Elementary493KG-5
Weatherstone Elementary693PK-5
Wendell Elementary416KG-5
Wendell Middle7196-8
West Cary Middle8606-8
West Lake Elementary611PK-5
West Lake Middle8776-8
West Millbrook Middle1,0466-8
White Oak Elementary778PK-5
Wilburn Elementary608PK-5
Wildwood Forest Elementary503PK-5
Wiley Elementary369PK-5
Willow Spring High1,4779-11
Willow Springs Elementary656KG-5
Yates Mill Elementary513PK-5
York Elementary429PK-5
Zebulon Elementary561PK-5
Zebulon Middle7086-8

Noteworthy events

2013: Election year change

In July 2013, the North Carolina state legislature passed a measure to move school board elections from odd-numbered years to November of even-numbered years, to become effective in 2016. In order to accommodate this change, members elected in 2011 extended their terms from the normal four years to five years. Members elected in 2013 served a three-year term until 2016.[9] Starting in 2016, members began serving two-year terms.[10]

2013: School bond

In October 2013, residents of Wake County approved an $810 million construction bond earmarked for school construction projects and technological improvements.[11] County officials said that the bond was needed to keep up with growing student enrollment in the Wake County Public School System.[12]

Contact information

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Wake County Public School System
5625 Dillard Dr.
Cary, NC 27518
Phone: 919-431-7400


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wake County Public School System, "Wake County Board of Education hires new Superintendent," accessed April 25, 2025
  2. ↑ Wake County Public School System, "Wake County Board of Education," accessed May 3, 2021
  3. ↑ Wake County Public School System, "Policy Code: 2310 Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed April 25, 2025
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  5. ↑ Wake County Public School System ,"Teachers/Certified Staff Salary Schedules 2024-2025," accessed April 25, 2025
  6. ↑ Wake County Public School System ,"Teachers/Certified Staff Salary Schedules 2023-2024," accessed February 6, 2024
  7. ↑ Wake County Public School System ,"Teachers/Certified Staff Salary Schedules 2020-2021," accessed May 3, 2021
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  9. ↑ Wake County Public School System, "Policy Series 1000: Board of Education," archived August 18, 2013
  10. ↑ WRAL.com, "Wake lawmakers seek to undo changes to commissioner, school board elections," March 28, 2019
  11. ↑ The News & Observer, "Renovations vs. new schools: What's in Wake's bond plan?" September 21, 2013
  12. ↑ WRAL, "Wake voters approve $810M school construction bond," October 8, 2013
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