Wake County Schools
- CARY, NC
School District
Wake County Schools
- CARY, NC
- Rating 3.9 out of 5 521 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade A minus
- College Prepgrade A
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade A
- Administrationgrade A minus
- Sportsgrade A+
- Foodgrade C
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B+
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
56%
Percent Proficient - Math
50%
Average Graduation Rate
90%
Average SAT
1240
10,655 responses
Average ACT
27
7,174 responses
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Students
Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
159,802
Free or Reduced Lunch
34.5%
Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
National
17:1Average Teacher Salary
$47,545
Teachers in First/Second Year
9.7%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$11,149 / student
National
$12,239- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Housinggrade A
Median Household Income
$113,782
National
$69,021Median Rent
$1,392
National
$1,163Median Home Value
$404,300
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$244,900Wake County Schools Reviews
Rating 3.9 out of 5 521 reviews
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Within the Wake County Public School Systems that I have been in for nearly thirteen years. I began in the area of Cary, moving to Morrisville, eventually transitioning to Apex, and finally graduating from Garner.
The academics were exceptional in Morrisville, and Apex, I was challenged and supported by my peers and teachers. Similarly, after joining the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program my Junior and Senior year; however, I feel that my Freshmen and Sophomore year did not hold up to my previous expectations. Although my teachers were exceptional, reflecting the curriculum appears to have held them back. A cause of this dissatisfaction, is possibly from the online schooling experience.
Overall, I am grateful for the experience and knowledge the Wake County Public School System has brought to me. As someone with six siblings continuing their education in this system, I am confident in WCPSS's ability to prepare them as well as myself for their futures.
The academics were exceptional in Morrisville, and Apex, I was challenged and supported by my peers and teachers. Similarly, after joining the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program my Junior and Senior year; however, I feel that my Freshmen and Sophomore year did not hold up to my previous expectations. Although my teachers were exceptional, reflecting the curriculum appears to have held them back. A cause of this dissatisfaction, is possibly from the online schooling experience.
Overall, I am grateful for the experience and knowledge the Wake County Public School System has brought to me. As someone with six siblings continuing their education in this system, I am confident in WCPSS's ability to prepare them as well as myself for their futures.
My overall experience at a Wake County High School was that the learning environment was very reliable to where I am now and being on a varsity cheer team, has taught me that sportsmanship is always important and to take my discipline with me everywhere I went. Whereas, the education was sometimes a little more of what the school system wanted us to learn. Being an African-American young woman, I would always think that my backgrounds in the culture I came from would be more relevant to learn, just like many other cultures that were heavily taught and a requirement to learn. I feel as if the diversity in sports team were also a huge factor that I could have taken from. I did want to experience a culture shock when I was in Wake County, coming from Granville, County, however, being there just felt the same to me, whereas the learning environment seemed the same and that not many people looked like me in sports I’ve seen were played. Fortunately I succeeded my learning and graduated!
I had a great experience at Wake County Schools. I learned much about education, life, career, connecting with people, and enjoying myself. I tried different paths and liked the art pathways the most. In high school, I was originally going to the Engineering pathway, but then I discovered that Engineering wasn't my favorite subject. They offered Japanese classes in high school, and I liked those classes the most. I got a 100 average; I went to the Japanese National Honors Society and was nominated " president." I also took graphic design classes, which ended up being my 2nd favorite. As a result, I was going to pursue a graphic design career, but I changed my mind when I applied to William Peace university. Currently, I'm pursuing a video game design major. In high school, I was awarded Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 4.21.