NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Among the 199 schools in Wake County, Leesville Road High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,536 students, while Apex High School welcomed 2,454 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Apex Friendship High School is part of Wake County Schools district, which roughly covers institutions within Wake County and has a main office in Cary.
In the previous school year, Apex Friendship High School also had the highest number of students among Wake County schools.
Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.
North Carolina's public schools faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.
Enrollment in Apex Friendship High School Over 5 Years
Enrollment in Wake County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Apex Friendship High School | Apex | 2,712 |
| Leesville Road High School | Raleigh | 2,536 |
| Apex High School | Apex | 2,454 |
| Enloe High School | Raleigh | 2,426 |
| Panther Creek High School | Cary | 2,419 |
| Millbrook High School | Raleigh | 2,332 |
| Rolesville High School | Rolesville | 2,258 |
| Holly Springs High School | Holly Springs | 2,092 |
| Needham Broughton High School | Raleigh | 2,080 |
| Cary High School | Cary | 2,070 |
| Wake Forest High School | Wake Forest | 2,044 |
| Green Level High School | Cary | 2,038 |
| Athens Drive High School | Raleigh | 1,990 |
| Fuquay-Varina High School | Fuquay-Varina | 1,875 |
| Heritage High School | Wake Forest | 1,779 |
| South Garner High School | Garner | 1,756 |
| Knightdale High School | Knightdale | 1,658 |
| Franklin Academy | Wake Forest | 1,634 |
| Garner High School | Garner | 1,616 |
| Middle Creek High School | Apex | 1,586 |
| East Wake High School | Wendell | 1,548 |
| Alston Ridge Middle School | Cary | 1,504 |
| Willow Spring High School | FUQUAY VARINA | 1,465 |
| Apex Friendship Middle School | Apex | 1,384 |
| Southeast Raleigh High School | Raleigh | 1,362 |
| Triangle Math and Science Academy | Cary | 1,253 |
| Pine Springs Preparatory Academy | Holly Springs | 1,236 |
| East Wake Academy | Zebulon | 1,209 |
| Fuquay-Varina Middle School | Fuquay-Varina | 1,181 |
| East Garner Middle School | Garner | 1,174 |
| River Bend Middle School | Raleigh | 1,106 |
| Oberlin Middle School | Raleigh | 1,081 |
| Salem Middle School | Apex | 1,073 |
| West Millbrook Middle School | Raleigh | 1,041 |
| Rolesville Middle School | Rolesville | 1,039 |
| Alston Ridge Elementary School | Cary | 1,029 |
| Heritage Middle School | Wake Forest | 1,004 |
| Lufkin Road Middle School | Apex | 1,001 |
| Holly Ridge Middle School | Holly Springs | 991 |
| North Garner Middle School | Garner | 970 |
| Dillard Drive Middle School | Raleigh | 968 |
| Wake Forest Middle School | Wake Forest | 963 |
| Olive Chapel Elementary School | Apex | 962 |
| Martin Middle School | Raleigh | 952 |
| Herbert Akins Rd Elementary School | Fuquay-Varina | 938 |
| Oakview Elementary School | Apex | 933 |
| Apex Middle School | Apex | 921 |
| Neuse River Middle School | Raleigh | 917 |
| Holly Springs Elementary School | Holly Springs | 909 |
| Holly Grove Elementary School | Holly Springs | 907 |
| Wakefield Middle School | Raleigh | 898 |
| West Cary Middle School | Cary | 869 |
| Pine Hollow Middle School | Raleigh | 867 |
| Carroll Middle School | Raleigh | 862 |
| Davis Drive Elementary School | Cary | 848 |
| Harris Creek Elementary School | Raleigh | 842 |
| Parkside Elementary School | Morrisville | 837 |
| Carnage Middle School | Raleigh | 833 |
| South Lakes Elementary School | Fuquay-Varina | 826 |
| Holly Ridge Elementary School | Holly Springs | 793 |
| Leesville Road Middle School | Raleigh | 784 |
| Sycamore Creek Elementary School | Raleigh | 782 |
| Laurel Park Elementary School | Apex | 775 |
| White Oak Elementary School | Apex | 775 |
| Cedar Fork Elementary School | Morrisville | 774 |
| Abbotts Creek Elementary School | Raleigh | 771 |
| Reedy Creek Middle School | Cary | 768 |
| Scotts Ridge Elementary School | Apex | 764 |
| Endeavor Charter School | Wake Forest | 762 |
| Buckhorn Creek Elementary School | Holly Springs | 758 |
| East Millbrook Middle School | Raleigh | 757 |
| Peak Charter Academy | APEX | 756 |
| Envision Science Academy | Wake Forest | 734 |
| Highcroft Elementary School | Cary | 731 |
| Salem Elementary School | Apex | 723 |
| Wendell Middle School | Wendell | 721 |
| Rogers Lane Elementary School | Raleigh | 721 |
| Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls | Wendell | 720 |
| Zebulon Middle School | Zebulon | 706 |
| Cardinal Charter Academy | Cary | 703 |
| PreEminent Charter | Raleigh | 698 |
| North Ridge Elementary School | Raleigh | 697 |
| Weatherstone Elementary School | Cary | 697 |
| Ballentine Elementary School | Fuquay Varina | 694 |
| Hortons Creek Elementary School | Cary | 691 |
| Mills Park Elementary School | Cary | 690 |
| Willow Springs Elementary School | Willow Spring | 690 |
| Dillard Drive Elementary School | Raleigh | 683 |
| Beaverdam Elementary School | Raleigh | 683 |
| Barwell Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 681 |
| Lacy Elementary School | Raleigh | 670 |
| River Bend Elementary School | Raleigh | 670 |
| Turner Creek Elementary School | Cary | 668 |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy | Wake Forest | 664 |
| Banks Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 655 |
| Middle Creek Elementary School | Apex | 642 |
| Carpenter Elementary School | Cary | 641 |
| Durant Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 631 |
| Farmington Woods Elementary School | Cary | 630 |
| Rolesville Charter Academy | Rolesville | 627 |
| East Cary Middle School | Cary | 623 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Wake Forest | 622 |
| SCORE Academy | Cary | 621 |
| Apex Elementary School | Apex | 621 |
| West Lake Elementary School | Apex | 617 |
| Northwoods Elementary School | Cary | 617 |
| Hilburn Drive Academy | Raleigh | 616 |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary School | Fuquay-Varina | 615 |
| Sterling Montessori Academy | Morrisville | 615 |
| Combs Elementary School | Raleigh | 609 |
| Green Hope Elementary School | Cary | 606 |
| Sanford Creek Elementary School | Rolesville | 606 |
| Hunter Elementary School | Raleigh | 605 |
| Wilburn Elementary School | Raleigh | 602 |
| Brassfield Elementary School | Raleigh | 602 |
| Fuquay-Varina Elementary School | Fuquay-Varina | 600 |
| Leesville Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 599 |
| Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School | Raleigh | 596 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Raleigh | 595 |
| Moore Square Middle School | Raleigh | 591 |
| Reedy Creek Elementary School | Cary | 585 |
| Jones Dairy Elementary School | Wake Forest | 583 |
| Brier Creek Elementary School | Raleigh | 579 |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School | Morrisville | 576 |
| Wakelon Elementary School | Zebulon | 564 |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh | 559 |
| North Forest Pines Elementary School | Raleigh | 559 |
| Southern Wake Academy | Holly Springs | 555 |
| Pleasant Union Elementary School | Raleigh | 551 |
| Zebulon Elementary School | Zebulon | 549 |
| Knightdale Elementary School | Knightdale | 542 |
| Green Elementary School | Raleigh | 540 |
| Adams Elementary School | Cary | 539 |
| Douglas Elementary School | Raleigh | 524 |
| Vandora Springs Elementary School | Garner | 522 |
| Joyner Elementary School | Raleigh | 518 |
| Centennial Campus Middle School | Raleigh | 512 |
| Conn Elementary School | Raleigh | 511 |
| Stough Elementary School | Raleigh | 511 |
| Wildwood Forest Elementary School | Raleigh | 511 |
| Hodge Road Elementary School | Knightdale | 508 |
| Baucom Elementary School | Apex | 505 |
| Millbrook Elementary School | Raleigh | 504 |
| Smith Elementary School | Raleigh | 503 |
| Rolesville Elementary School | Rolesville | 498 |
| Washington Elementary School | Raleigh | 491 |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School | Raleigh | 490 |
| Penny Road Elementary School | Cary | 489 |
| Wakefield Elementary School | Raleigh | 486 |
| Jeffreys Grove Elementary School | Raleigh | 486 |
| Yates Mill Elementary School | Raleigh | 485 |
| Forestville Road Elementary School | Knightdale | 484 |
| East Garner Elementary School | Garner | 477 |
| Lynn Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 471 |
| Cary Elementary School | Cary | 470 |
| RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter | Raleigh | 467 |
| Fox Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 462 |
| Lockhart Elementary School | Knightdale | 452 |
| Root Elementary School | Raleigh | 443 |
| Brooks Elementary School | Raleigh | 433 |
| The Exploris School | Raleigh | 427 |
| Briarcliff Elementary School | Cary | 426 |
| Wendell Elementary School | Wendell | 424 |
| York Elementary School | Raleigh | 420 |
| Timber Drive Elementary School | Garner | 416 |
| Magellan Charter | Raleigh | 404 |
| Carver Elementary School | Wendell | 402 |
| Longleaf School of the Arts | Raleigh | 390 |
| Underwood Elementary School | Raleigh | 385 |
| Swift Creek Elementary School | Raleigh | 385 |
| Kingswood Elementary School | Cary | 379 |
| Fuller Elementary School | GARNER | 375 |
| Rand Road Elementary School | Garner | 370 |
| Vance Elementary School | Raleigh | 369 |
| Wiley Elementary School | RALEIGH | 368 |
| Brentwood Elementary School | Raleigh | 368 |
| Southeast Raleigh Elementary School | Raleigh | 357 |
| Aversboro Elementary School | Garner | 352 |
| Baileywick Road Elementary School | Raleigh | 347 |
| North Wake College and Career Academy | Wake Forest | 346 |
| Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy | Raleigh | 344 |
| Vernon Malone College and Career Academy | Raleigh | 340 |
| Wake Early College of Health and Science | Raleigh | 327 |
| Doral Academy of North Carolina | Raleigh | 319 |
| Wake Forest Elementary School | Wake Forest | 317 |
| Raleigh Oak Charter | Raleigh | 286 |
| Partnership Elementary School | Raleigh | 271 |
| Olds Elementary School | Raleigh | 271 |
| Powell Elementary School | Raleigh | 270 |
| Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy | Raleigh | 268 |
| Poe Elementary School | Raleigh | 260 |
| Wake STEM Early College High School | Raleigh | 259 |
| Central Wake High School | Raleigh | 210 |
| Quest Academy | Raleigh | 142 |
| Crossroads FLEX | Cary | 136 |
| Phillips High School | Raleigh | 116 |
| Mount Vernon | Raleigh | 73 |
| Connections Academy | Cary | 60 |
| Longview | Raleigh | 26 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Douglas Elementary School• Fuquay-Varina High School• Panther Creek High School• Holly Springs High School• Wakefield Elementary School• Yates Mill Elementary School• North Ridge Elementary School• Lincoln Heights Elementary School• Brooks Elementary School• Olds Elementary School• Conn Elementary School• Broughton Magnet High School• Briarcliff Elementary School• Jeffreys Grove Elementary School• Fuquay-Varina Elementary School• Jones Dairy Elementary School• Longview• Dillard Drive Middle School• Heritage Middle School• Wiley Elementary School• East Millbrook Middle School• Alston Ridge Elementary School• Root Elementary School• Carroll Middle School• Rand Road Elementary School• Fuquay-Varina Middle School• Baileywick Road Elementary School• Lockhart Elementary School• Heritage High School• River Bend Elementary School• Timber Drive Elementary School• Hodge Road Elementary School• Salem Elementary School• Dillard Drive Elementary School• Leesville Road Elementary School• Green Hope Elementary School• Cedar Fork Elementary School• Green Level High School• Phillips High School• Penny Road Elementary School• Sterling Montessori Academy• Holly Springs Elementary School• North Carolina Department of Public Instruction• Kingswood Elementary School• Lacy Elementary School• Pleasant Union Elementary School• Sycamore Creek Elementary School• Carnage Middle School• Magellan Charter• Adams Elementary School• North Garner Middle School• East Cary Middle School• Fox Road Elementary School• East Garner Elementary School• Carver Elementary School• Rolesville Elementary School• Vance Elementary School• Washington Elementary School• Athens Drive High School• Martin Middle School• Brassfield Elementary School• Knightdale Elementary School• Lufkin Road Middle School• Powell Elementary School• Ballentine Elementary School• Farmington Woods Elementary School• Weatherstone Elementary School• Barwell Road Elementary School• Cary High School• Poe Elementary School• Zebulon Middle School• Quest Academy• Hunter Elementary School• Partnership Elementary School• Durant Road Elementary School• Wildwood Forest Elementary School• Leesville Road Middle School• Middle Creek High School• Cary Elementary School• Harris Creek Elementary School• Turner Creek Elementary School• Reedy Creek Elementary School• Vandora Springs Elementary School• Reedy Creek Middle School• Lynn Road Elementary School• Centennial Campus Middle School• Holly Grove Elementary School• Stough Elementary School• Longleaf School of the Arts• East Garner Middle School• Southern Wake Academy• Apex Elementary School• North Forest Pines Elementary School• Herbert Akins Rd Elementary School• Zebulon Elementary School• Banks Road Elementary School• Millbrook High School• Olive Chapel Elementary School• Davis Drive Elementary School• Apex High School• Holly Ridge Middle School• Rolesville High School• West Cary Middle School• Green Elementary School• Leesville Road High School• Mills Park Elementary School• Franklin Academy• Baucom Elementary School• Preeminent Charter• Swift Creek Elementary School• Apex Middle School• Combs Elementary School• Highcroft Elementary School• Mount Vernon• West Millbrook Middle School• Heritage Elementary School• Wake Forest Elementary School• South Garner High School• Walnut Creek Elementary School• Wilburn Elementary School• Oak Grove Elementary School• Aversboro Elementary School• Carpenter Elementary School• Sanford Creek Elementary School• Northwoods Elementary School• Brier Creek Elementary School• Knightdale High School• Millbrook Elementary School• Willow Springs Elementary School• Joyner Elementary School• Garner High School• Underwood Elementary School• Brentwood Elementary School• Southeast Raleigh High School• Salem Middle School• Wendell Middle School• Apex Friendship High School• Holly Ridge Elementary School• Wendell Elementary School• East Wake Academy• Wakefield Middle School• Smith Elementary School
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