West Wake News

Apex Friendship High School had the highest enrollment among Wake County schools, welcoming 2,712 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the 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.

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