Wake County Public School System, North Carolina, elections

Wake County Public School System
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	School board members: 9
	Students: 161,481 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 198 (2023-2024)
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Wake County Public School System is a school district in North Carolina (Wake County). During the 2024 school year, 161,481 students attended one of the district's 198 schools.

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Wake County Public School System, District 3

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3

Incumbent Wing Ng defeated Jordyne Blaise in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wing Ng (Nonpartisan)	50.3	35,279
	Jordyne Blaise (Nonpartisan)	49.1	34,463
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	463

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,205
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Wake County Public School System, District 4

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4

Incumbent Toshiba Rice defeated Michael T. Williams, Robert Morales Vergara (Unofficially withdrew), and Sean Callan in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Toshiba Rice (Nonpartisan)	65.0	31,965
	Submit photo	Michael T. Williams (Nonpartisan)	18.6	9,139
		Robert Morales Vergara (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	9.9	4,890
	Submit photo	Sean Callan (Nonpartisan)	5.6	2,737
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	478

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,209
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Wake County Public School System, District 5

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Incumbent Lynn Edmonds defeated Ted Hills in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lynn Edmonds (Nonpartisan)	68.2	38,542
	Ted Hills (Nonpartisan)	30.9	17,476
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	498

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,516
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Wake County Public School System, District 6

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Incumbent Sam Hershey defeated Josh Points in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sam Hershey (Nonpartisan)	69.4	39,865
	Josh Points (Nonpartisan)	29.8	17,104
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	495

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,464
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Wake County Public School System, District 8

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8

Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Elizabeth McDuffie in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan)	58.9	36,872
	Elizabeth McDuffie (Nonpartisan)	40.5	25,346
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	427

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,645
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Wake County Public School System, District 1

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1

Cheryl Caulfield defeated Ben Clapsaddle in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cheryl Caulfield (Nonpartisan)	58.5	24,776
	Ben Clapsaddle (Nonpartisan)	40.7	17,240
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	334

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,350
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Wake County Public School System, District 2

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 2

Incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler defeated Monica Ruiz and Dorian Hamilton in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Monika Johnson-Hostler (Nonpartisan)	45.3	20,092
		Monica Ruiz (Nonpartisan)	43.4	19,287
	Submit photo	Dorian Hamilton (Nonpartisan)	10.6	4,700
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	322

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,401
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Wake County Public School System, District 3

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3

Wing Ng defeated Doug Hammack and Brooks Lowe in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wing Ng (Nonpartisan)	49.3	25,850
		Doug Hammack (Nonpartisan)	41.5	21,736
	Submit photo	Brooks Lowe (Nonpartisan)	8.7	4,559
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	263

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,408
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Wake County Public School System, District 4

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4

Incumbent Tara Waters defeated Becky Lew-Hobbs, Michael T. Williams, and Daniel Grant-King in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tara Waters (Nonpartisan)	63.3	21,055
		Becky Lew-Hobbs (Nonpartisan)	21.2	7,039
	Submit photo	Michael T. Williams (Nonpartisan)	9.8	3,258
	Submit photo	Daniel Grant-King (Nonpartisan)	5.1	1,691
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	231

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,274
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Wake County Public School System, District 5

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Lynn Edmonds defeated Jackie Boegel, Dawn Townsend, and Ross Beamon in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Edmonds (Nonpartisan)	53.6	22,087
	Submit photo	Jackie Boegel (Nonpartisan)	29.1	12,004
	Submit photo	Dawn Townsend (Nonpartisan)	10.4	4,290
	Submit photo	Ross Beamon (Nonpartisan)	5.8	2,382
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	423

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,186
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Wake County Public School System, District 6

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Sam Hershey defeated Chad Stall, Patrice Nealon, Mary-Lewis Freeman, and Dajma Livingston in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Hershey (Nonpartisan)	48.5	21,185
		Chad Stall (Nonpartisan)	16.7	7,294
		Patrice Nealon (Nonpartisan)	16.3	7,140
	Submit photo	Mary-Lewis Freeman (Nonpartisan)	9.9	4,318
		Dajma Livingston (Nonpartisan)	8.1	3,527
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	213

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,677
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Wake County Public School System, District 7

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 7

Incumbent Chris Heagarty defeated Jacob Arthur and Katie Long in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Chris Heagarty (Nonpartisan)	52.4	22,746
	Jacob Arthur (Nonpartisan)	25.9	11,227
	Katie Long (Nonpartisan)	21.2	9,183
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	217

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,373
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Wake County Public School System, District 8

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8

Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Steve Bergstrom in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan)	59.9	27,268
	Steve Bergstrom (Nonpartisan)	39.4	17,939
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	310

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,517
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Wake County Public School System, District 9

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9

Tyler Swanson defeated Michele Morrow and Tara Ann Cartwright in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tyler Swanson (Nonpartisan)	55.8	28,570
		Michele Morrow (Nonpartisan)	35.6	18,251
	Submit photo	Tara Ann Cartwright (Nonpartisan)	8.1	4,127
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	262

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,210
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Wake County Public School System, District 1

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1

Incumbent Heather Scott defeated Deborah Prickett in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Heather Scott (Nonpartisan)	55.8	37,274
	Deborah Prickett (Nonpartisan)	42.8	28,639
	Other/Write-in votes	1.4	926

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,839
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Wake County Public School System, District 2

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 2

Incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler defeated Gregory Hahn and Dorian Hamilton in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Monika Johnson-Hostler (Nonpartisan)	51.0	29,685
		Gregory Hahn (Nonpartisan)	33.9	19,721
	Submit photo	Dorian Hamilton (Nonpartisan)	13.7	7,990
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	821

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,217
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Wake County Public School System, District 3

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3

Incumbent Roxie Cash won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Roxie Cash (Nonpartisan)	95.4	45,326
		Other/Write-in votes	4.6	2,168

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,494
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Wake County Public School System, District 4

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4

Incumbent Keith Sutton won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Keith Sutton (Nonpartisan)	97.3	42,740
	Other/Write-in votes	2.7	1,204

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,944
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Wake County Public School System, District 5

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Incumbent Jim Martin defeated Mary Beth Moore in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Martin (Nonpartisan)	89.1	37,503
	Submit photo	Mary Beth Moore (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	8.1	3,396
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	1,186

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,085
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Wake County Public School System, District 6

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Incumbent Christine Kushner won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Christine Kushner (Nonpartisan)	95.4	47,101
	Other/Write-in votes	4.6	2,280

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,381
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Wake County Public School System, District 7

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 7

Incumbent Chris Heagarty defeated Rachel Mills in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Heagarty (Nonpartisan)	51.1	30,462
	Submit photo	Rachel Mills (Nonpartisan)	48.0	28,596
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	506

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,564
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Wake County Public School System, District 8

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8

Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Steve Bergstrom in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan)	62.3	49,724
	Steve Bergstrom (Nonpartisan)	36.8	29,383
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	749

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,856
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Wake County Public School System, District 9

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9

Karen Carter defeated incumbent Bill Fletcher and Daniel Madding in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Carter (Nonpartisan)	54.4	30,003
		Bill Fletcher (Nonpartisan)	34.9	19,221
	Submit photo	Daniel Madding (Nonpartisan)	9.6	5,285
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	638

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,147
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Wake County Public School System, District 1

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1

Heather Scott defeated Donald Mial and Jim Thompson in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Heather Scott (Nonpartisan)	39.1	17,163
	Submit photo	Donald Mial (Nonpartisan)	33.2	14,566
	Submit photo	Jim Thompson (Nonpartisan)	26.9	11,777
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	356

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,862 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 2

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 2

Incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 2 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Monika Johnson-Hostler (Nonpartisan)	95.1	27,114
	Other/Write-in votes	4.9	1,392

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,506 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 3

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 3

Incumbent Roxie Cash defeated Shaun Pollenz in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Roxie Cash (Nonpartisan)	54.0	23,204
		Shaun Pollenz (Nonpartisan)	45.0	19,363
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	437

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,004 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 4

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 4

Incumbent Keith Sutton won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 4 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Keith Sutton (Nonpartisan)	96.7	28,577
	Other/Write-in votes	3.3	984

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,561 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 5

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Incumbent Jim Martin defeated Logan Martin in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Martin (Nonpartisan)	69.1	23,008
	Submit photo	Logan Martin (Nonpartisan)	29.6	9,867
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	428

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,303 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 6

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Incumbent Christine Kushner won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Christine Kushner (Nonpartisan)	96.7	32,969
	Other/Write-in votes	3.3	1,128

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,097 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 7

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 7

Incumbent Kathy Hartenstine won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kathy Hartenstine (Nonpartisan)	95.2	28,813
		Other/Write-in votes	4.8	1,466

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,279
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Wake County Public School System, District 8

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 8

Incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey defeated Bob Melone and John Crowe in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lindsay Mahaffey (Nonpartisan)	61.4	30,773
	Submit photo	Bob Melone (Nonpartisan)	33.3	16,702
	Submit photo	John Crowe (Nonpartisan)	4.6	2,303
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	360

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,138 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 9

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9

Incumbent Bill Fletcher won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Bill Fletcher (Nonpartisan)	94.7	26,101
	Other/Write-in votes	5.3	1,471

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,572 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Wake County Public School System, District 1

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 1

Incumbent Donald Agee won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 1 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Donald Agee (Nonpartisan)

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Wake County Public School System, District 2

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 2

Incumbent Monika Johnson-Hostler won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 2 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Monika Johnson-Hostler (D)

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Wake County Public School System, District 5

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General election for Wake County Public School System, District 5

Incumbent Jim Martin won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 5 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Martin (Nonpartisan)

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Wake County Public School System, District 6

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 6

Incumbent Christine Kushner won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 6 on November 8, 2016.

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✔		Christine Kushner (D)

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Wake County Public School System, District 9

General election

General election for Wake County Public School System, District 9

Incumbent Bill Fletcher won election in the general election for Wake County Public School System, District 9 on November 8, 2016.

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School board

The Wake County Public School System consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Christina Gordon	District 2	2025
Toshiba Rice	District 4	2024	2028
Lynn Edmonds	District 5	2022	2028
Sam Hershey	District 6	2022	2028
Wing Ng	District 3	2022	2028
Cheryl Caulfield	District 1	2022	2026
Tyler Swanson	District 9	2022	2026
Chris Heagarty	District 7	2018	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Wake County Public School System
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 35	Mike Schietzelt	Republican Party	19%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 39	James Roberson	Democratic Party	14%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 37	Erin Paré	Republican Party	13%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 33	Monika Johnson-Hostler	Democratic Party	9%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 21	Ya Liu	Democratic Party	9%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 36	Julie von Haefen	Democratic Party	7%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 41	Maria Cervania	Democratic Party	5%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 40	Phil Rubin	Democratic Party	5%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 66	Sarah Crawford	Democratic Party	4%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 38	Abraham P. Jones	Democratic Party	4%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 49	Cynthia Ball	Democratic Party	4%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 11	Allison Dahle	Democratic Party	3%	100%
North Carolina House of Representatives District 34	Tim Longest	Democratic Party	3%	100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$330,158,000	$2,062	17%
Local:	$575,807,000	$3,597	29%
State:	$1,084,788,000	$6,776	55%
Total:	$1,990,753,000	$12,435

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$2,253,272,000	$14,074
Total Current Expenditures:	$1,898,595,000	$11,858
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,270,393,000	$7,935	56%
Student and Staff Support:	$180,537,000	$1,127	8%
Administration:	$185,492,000	$1,158	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$262,173,000	$1,637	12%
Total Capital Outlay:	$282,816,000	$1,766
Construction:	$237,844,000	$1,485
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$5,802,000	$36
Interest on Debt:	$53,758,000	$335

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	161,481	1.1
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, 2023-2024
RACE	Wake County Public School System (%)	North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	12.5	4.2
Black	21.4	24.5
Hispanic	19.8	21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	4.1	6.0
White	41.8	43.0

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

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

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Wake County Public School System had 10,798.31 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.95.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	196.29
Kindergarten:	741.33
Elementary:	6,656.21
Secondary:	3,152.33
Total:	10,798.31

Wake County Public School System employed 336.00 district administrators and 654.63 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	336.00
District Administrative Support:	370.92
School Administrators:	654.63
School Administrative Support:	778.95

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	2,462.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	119.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	528.14
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	216.46
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	309.68
Librarians/Media Specialists:	214.17
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	1,472.56
Other Support Services:	2,000.97

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

The Wake County Public School System operates 198 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Abbotts Creek Elementary	805	PK-5
Adams Elementary	616	PK-5
Alston Ridge Elementary	1,111	PK-5
Alston Ridge Middle	1,532	6-8
Apex Elementary	629	PK-5
Apex Friendship Elementary	876	PK-5
Apex Friendship High	2,761	9-12
Apex Friendship Middle	1,392	6-8
Apex High	2,434	9-12
Apex Middle	938	6-8
Athens Drive High	2,060	9-12
Aversboro Elementary	350	PK-5
Baileywick Road Elementary	389	PK-5
Ballentine Elementary	711	PK-5
Banks Road Elementary	719	PK-5
Barton Pond Elementary	504	PK-5
Barwell Road Elementary	672	PK-5
Baucom Elementary	560	PK-5
Beaverdam Elementary	641	PK-5
Brassfield Elementary	619	KG-5
Brentwood Elementary	398	PK-5
Briarcliff Elementary	456	PK-5
Brier Creek Elementary	551	PK-5
Brooks Elementary	438	PK-5
Bryan Road Elementary	756	PK-5
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	870	PK-5
Bugg Elementary	274	PK-5
Carnage Middle	878	6-8
Carpenter Elementary	680	PK-5
Carroll Middle	863	6-8
Carver Elementary	454	PK-5
Cary Elementary	440	PK-5
Cary High	2,136	9-12
Cedar Fork Elementary	798	PK-5
Centennial Campus Middle	465	6-8
Combs Elementary	635	PK-5
Connections Academy	17	6-8
Conn Elementary	540	PK-5
Creech Road Elementary	579	PK-5
Crossroads Flex	146	9-12
Davis Drive Elementary	820	KG-5
Davis Drive Middle	997	6-8
Dillard Drive Elementary	644	PK-5
Dillard Drive Middle	937	6-8
Douglas Elementary	513	PK-5
Durant Road Elementary	552	PK-5
Durant Road Middle	678	6-8
East Cary Middle	623	6-8
East Garner Elementary	496	PK-5
East Garner Middle	1,101	6-8
East Millbrook Middle	744	6-8
East Wake High	1,708	9-12
Enloe High	2,538	9-12
Farmington Woods Elementary	652	PK-5
Forest Pines Drive Elementary	487	PK-5
Forestville Road Elementary	528	PK-5
Fox Road Elementary	438	KG-5
Fuller Elementary	505	PK-5
Fuquay-Varina Elementary	722	PK-5
Fuquay-Varina High	1,744	9-12
Fuquay-Varina Middle	1,019	6-8
Garner High	1,670	9-12
Green Elementary	548	PK-5
Green Hope Elementary	603	PK-5
Green Hope High	2,126	9-12
Green Level High	2,149	9-12
Harris Creek Elementary	839	PK-5
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	979	PK-5
Herbert Akins Road Middle	1,214	6-8
Heritage Elementary	606	PK-5
Heritage High	1,817	9-12
Heritage Middle	947	6-8
Highcroft Elementary	699	PK-5
Hilburn Drive Academy	590	PK-8
Hodge Road Elementary	510	PK-5
Holly Grove Elementary	897	PK-5
Holly Grove Middle	966	6-8
Holly Ridge Elementary	751	PK-5
Holly Ridge Middle	980	6-8
Holly Springs Elementary	907	PK-5
Holly Springs High	2,111	9-12
Hortons Creek Elementary	694	PK-5
Hunter Elementary	630	PK-5
Jeffreys Grove Elementary	533	PK-5
Jones Dairy Elementary	577	PK-5
Joyner Elementary	515	PK-5
Kingswood Elementary	434	PK-5
Knightdale Elementary	549	PK-5
Knightdale High	1,725	9-12
Lacy Elementary	658	PK-5
Lake Myra Elementary	672	PK-5
Laurel Park Elementary	695	PK-5
Lead Mine Elementary	381	KG-5
Leesville Road Elementary	540	KG-5
Leesville Road High	2,517	9-12
Leesville Road Middle	809	6-8
Ligon Middle	904	6-8
Lincoln Heights Elementary	645	PK-5
Lockhart Elementary	439	PK-5
Longview	20	6-12
Lufkin Road Middle	957	6-8
Lynn Road Elementary	490	PK-5
Martin Middle	968	6-8
Middle Creek Elementary	638	PK-5
Middle Creek High	1,627	9-12
Millbrook Elementary	506	PK-5
Millbrook High	2,455	9-12
Mills Park Elementary	645	PK-5
Mills Park Middle	1,628	6-8
Moore Square Middle	590	6-8
Morrisville Elementary	665	KG-5
Mount Vernon	76	KG-8
Needham Broughton High	2,062	9-12
Neuse River Middle	907	6-8
North Forest Pines Elementary	523	PK-5
North Garner Middle	896	6-8
North Ridge Elementary	704	PK-5
North Wake College And Career Academy	365
Northwoods Elementary	618	PK-5
Oak Grove Elementary	537	PK-5
Oakview Elementary	975	PK-5
Oberlin Middle	1,121	6-8
Olds Elementary	248	PK-5
Olive Chapel Elementary	986	PK-5
Panther Creek High	2,561	9-12
Parkside Elementary	865	PK-5
Partnership Elementary	273	KG-5
Penny Road Elementary	488	KG-5
Phillips High	125	9-12
Pine Hollow Middle	786	6-8
Pleasant Grove Elementary	523	PK-5
Pleasant Union Elementary	552	PK-5
Poe Elementary	292	PK-5
Powell Elementary	286	PK-5
Rand Road Elementary	359	PK-5
Reedy Creek Elementary	593	KG-5
Reedy Creek Middle	805	6-8
Richland Creek Elementary	535	PK-5
River Bend Elementary	683	PK-5
River Bend Middle	989	6-8
River Oaks Middle	37	6-8
Rogers Lane Elementary	743	PK-5
Rolesville Elementary	509	PK-5
Rolesville High	2,319	9-12
Rolesville Middle	944	6-8
Root Elementary	484	PK-5
Salem Elementary	753	PK-5
Salem Middle	1,042	6-8
Sanderson High	1,661	9-12
Sanford Creek Elementary	622	PK-5
Score Academy	581	9-12
Scotts Ridge Elementary	766	PK-5
Smith Elementary	521	PK-5
Southeast Raleigh Elementary	406	PK-5
Southeast Raleigh High	1,490	9-12
South Garner High	1,888	9-12
South Lakes Elementary	782	PK-5
Stough Elementary	540	PK-5
Swift Creek Elementary	331	KG-5
Sycamore Creek Elementary	774	PK-5
Timber Drive Elementary	383	PK-5
Turner Creek Elementary	739	PK-5
Underwood Elementary	390	KG-5
Vance Elementary	415	PK-5
Vandora Springs Elementary	553	PK-5
Vernon Malone College And Career Academy	359
Wake Early College Of Health And Science	328
Wake Ec Of Information & Biotechnologies	204	9-12
Wakefield Elementary	484	PK-5
Wakefield High	2,105	9-12
Wakefield Middle	832	6-8
Wake Forest Elementary	391	PK-5
Wake Forest High School	2,075	9-12
Wake Forest Middle School	919	6-8
Wakelon Elementary	606	PK-5
Wake Stem Early College High School	282
Wake Young Men'S Leadership Academy	279
Wake Young Women'S Leadership Academy	358
Walnut Creek Elementary	520	PK-5
Washington Elementary	478	KG-5
Weatherstone Elementary	718	PK-5
Wendell Elementary	424	KG-5
Wendell Middle	711	6-8
West Cary Middle	891	6-8
West Lake Elementary	572	PK-5
West Lake Middle	766	6-8
West Millbrook Middle	1,105	6-8
White Oak Elementary	785	PK-5
Wilburn Elementary	615	PK-5
Wildwood Forest Elementary	551	PK-5
Wiley Elementary	389	PK-5
Willow Spring High	2,056	9-12
Willow Springs Elementary	821	KG-5
Woods Creek Elementary	0
Yates Mill Elementary	533	PK-5
York Elementary	455	PK-5
Zebulon Elementary	595	PK-5
Zebulon Middle	714	6-8

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] 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

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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