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School district

Wake County Schools

Cary, North Carolina

Wake County Schools runs 200 public schools in North Carolina, enrolling 159,778 students — the 15th largest district in the country.

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At a glance

Schools

197schools

20th nationally

Enrollment

159,778students

15th nationally

Schools listed here

200in the directory

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Schools

All 200 schools in the district, largest first.

Enrollment
  1. 1Apex Friendship High2,772 students
  2. 2Leesville Road High2,613 students
  3. 3Enloe High2,502 students
  4. 4Apex High2,500 students
  5. 5Panther Creek High2,435 students
  6. 6Millbrook High2,421 students
  7. 7Rolesville High2,373 students
  8. 8Cary High2,145 students
  9. 9Holly Springs High2,140 students
  10. 10Needham Broughton High2,128 students
  11. 11Wake Forest High School2,101 students
  12. 12Wakefield High2,072 students
  13. 13Athens Drive High2,062 students
  14. 14Green Level High2,052 students
  15. 15Green Hope High2,001 students
Schools in Wake County Schools
SchoolCityEnrollment
Apex Friendship HighApex2,772
Leesville Road HighRaleigh2,613
Enloe HighRaleigh2,502
Apex HighApex2,500
Panther Creek HighCary2,435
Millbrook HighRaleigh2,421
Rolesville HighRolesville2,373
Cary HighCary2,145
Holly Springs HighHolly Springs2,140
Needham Broughton HighRaleigh2,128
Wake Forest High SchoolWake Forest2,101
Wakefield HighRaleigh2,072
Athens Drive HighRaleigh2,062
Green Level HighCary2,052
Green Hope HighCary2,001
Fuquay-Varina HighFuquay-Varina1,940
South Garner HighGarner1,824
Heritage HighWake Forest1,811
Knightdale HighKnightdale1,702
Garner HighGarner1,683
Sanderson HighRaleigh1,677
Middle Creek HighApex1,659
East Wake HighWendell1,646
Mills Park MiddleCary1,630
Willow Spring HighFuquay Varina1,477
Alston Ridge MiddleCary1,459
Southeast Raleigh HighRaleigh1,401
Apex Friendship MiddleApex1,397
East Garner MiddleGarner1,186
Fuquay-Varina MiddleFuquay-Varina1,164
River Bend MiddleRaleigh1,124
Oberlin MiddleRaleigh1,076
Salem MiddleApex1,071
Alston Ridge ElementaryCary1,047
West Millbrook MiddleRaleigh1,046
Rolesville MiddleRolesville1,021
Heritage MiddleWake Forest997
Lufkin Road MiddleApex995
Holly Ridge MiddleHolly Springs994
Olive Chapel ElementaryApex982
North Garner MiddleGarner975
Dillard Drive MiddleRaleigh970
Wake Forest Middle SchoolWake Forest968
Davis Drive MiddleCary959
Martin MiddleRaleigh958
Oakview ElementaryApex949
Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryFuquay-Varina941
Holly Grove MiddleHolly Springs935
Neuse River MiddleRaleigh908
Holly Grove ElementaryHolly Springs907
Holly Springs ElementaryHolly Springs907
Apex MiddleApex905
Wakefield MiddleRaleigh898
Ligon MiddleRaleigh893
West Lake MiddleApex877
Carroll MiddleRaleigh871
Parkside ElementaryMorrisville871
West Cary MiddleCary860
Harris Creek ElementaryRaleigh852
Pine Hollow MiddleRaleigh850
Carnage MiddleRaleigh844
Herbert Akins Road MiddleFuquay-Varina827
Davis Drive ElementaryCary825
South Lakes ElementaryFuquay-Varina815
Abbotts Creek ElementaryRaleigh801
Holly Ridge ElementaryHolly Springs791
Leesville Road MiddleRaleigh791
Sycamore Creek ElementaryRaleigh786
Apex Friendship ElementaryApex782
Laurel Park ElementaryApex782
White Oak ElementaryApex778
Cedar Fork ElementaryMorrisville773
East Millbrook MiddleRaleigh769
Reedy Creek MiddleCary768
Scotts Ridge ElementaryApex766
Durant Road MiddleRaleigh764
Buckhorn Creek ElementaryHolly Springs761
Rogers Lane ElementaryRaleigh746
Salem ElementaryApex735
Highcroft ElementaryCary721
Hortons Creek ElementaryCary720
Wendell MiddleWendell719
North Ridge ElementaryRaleigh708
Zebulon MiddleZebulon708
River Bend ElementaryRaleigh706
Beaverdam ElementaryRaleigh704
Dillard Drive ElementaryRaleigh702
Mills Park ElementaryCary702
Weatherstone ElementaryCary693
Lacy ElementaryRaleigh686
Ballentine ElementaryFuquay Varina679
Turner Creek ElementaryCary673
Barwell Road ElementaryRaleigh672
Carpenter ElementaryCary657
Willow Springs ElementaryWillow Spring656
Morrisville ElementaryMorrisville651
Bryan Road ElementaryGarner649
Banks Road ElementaryRaleigh648
Lake Myra ElementaryWendell648
Durant Road ElementaryRaleigh641
Middle Creek ElementaryApex641
Lincoln Heights ElementaryFuquay-Varina637
Fuquay-Varina ElementaryFuquay-Varina631
Apex ElementaryApex630
Hilburn Drive AcademyRaleigh628
East Cary MiddleCary627
Farmington Woods ElementaryCary623
Combs ElementaryRaleigh622
Heritage ElementaryWake Forest622
Northwoods ElementaryCary621
West Lake ElementaryApex611
Sanford Creek ElementaryRolesville609
Wilburn ElementaryRaleigh608
Hunter ElementaryRaleigh607
Green Hope ElementaryCary605
Leesville Road ElementaryRaleigh603
Oak Grove ElementaryRaleigh587
Brassfield ElementaryRaleigh586
Moore Square MiddleRaleigh585
Pleasant Grove ElementaryMorrisville583
Jones Dairy ElementaryWake Forest582
Wakelon ElementaryZebulon578
Reedy Creek ElementaryCary577
Zebulon ElementaryZebulon561
Green ElementaryRaleigh559
North Forest Pines ElementaryRaleigh554
Knightdale ElementaryKnightdale550
Brier Creek ElementaryRaleigh549
Vandora Springs ElementaryGarner548
Pleasant Union ElementaryRaleigh542
Smith ElementaryRaleigh530
Millbrook ElementaryRaleigh529
Adams ElementaryCary525
Joyner ElementaryRaleigh523
Hodge Road ElementaryKnightdale520
Douglas ElementaryRaleigh519
Forest Pines Drive ElementaryRaleigh516
Yates Mill ElementaryRaleigh513
Conn ElementaryRaleigh512
Centennial Campus MiddleRaleigh509
Stough ElementaryRaleigh507
Baucom ElementaryApex506
Wildwood Forest ElementaryRaleigh503
Creech Road ElementaryGarner499
Wakefield ElementaryRaleigh499
Walnut Creek ElementaryRaleigh497
Rolesville ElementaryRolesville496
Penny Road ElementaryCary495
Forestville Road ElementaryKnightdale494
Washington ElementaryRaleigh493
Richland Creek ElementaryWake Forest489
Jeffreys Grove ElementaryRaleigh487
Lynn Road ElementaryRaleigh483
East Garner ElementaryGarner478
Root ElementaryRaleigh472
Cary ElementaryCary470
Lockhart ElementaryKnightdale459
Score AcademyCary455
Fox Road ElementaryRaleigh449
Briarcliff ElementaryCary448
Brooks ElementaryRaleigh439
York ElementaryRaleigh429
Timber Drive ElementaryGarner416
Wendell ElementaryWendell416
Carver ElementaryWendell413
Barton Pond ElementaryRaleigh404
Kingswood ElementaryCary399
Swift Creek ElementaryRaleigh392
Brentwood ElementaryRaleigh389
Southeast Raleigh ElementaryRaleigh389
Vance ElementaryRaleigh384
Underwood ElementaryRaleigh381
Fuller ElementaryRaleigh379
Aversboro ElementaryGarner377
Lead Mine ElementaryRaleigh372
Rand Road ElementaryGarner370
Wiley ElementaryRaleigh369
North Wake College and Career AcademyWake Forest353
Vernon Malone College and Career AcademyRaleigh353
Baileywick Road ElementaryRaleigh351
Wake Young Women'S Leadership AcademyRaleigh350
Wake Forest ElementaryWake Forest342
Wake Early College of Health and ScienceRaleigh336
Powell ElementaryRaleigh284
Olds ElementaryRaleigh277
Poe ElementaryRaleigh272
Wake Young Men'S Leadership AcademyRaleigh269
Partnership ElementaryRaleigh268
Wake STEM Early College High SchoolCary263
Bugg ElementaryRaleigh232
Crossroads FlexCary148
Wake Ec of Information & BiotechnologiesMorrisville125
Phillips HighRaleigh119
Mount VernonRaleigh68
LongviewRaleigh35
River Oaks MiddleRaleigh26
Connections AcademyCary21
Wake Virtual ElementaryCary—
Wake Virtual HighCary—
Wake Virtual MiddleCary—
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Where this sits

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Sources & licence

Provenance

National Center for Education Statistics
Common Core of Data — school and district directory
Current · as of August 17, 2026U.S. Public Domain (NCES)

Collected and published by NCES; retrieved through the Urban Institute Education Data Portal, which republishes the NCES files unchanged.

Data as of September 1, 2022.