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ExploreWake County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3704720

Wake County Schools

Cary, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

163,325

+0.4%YoY

Graduation Rate

80.5%

-6.9%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$19,052

-5.1%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

-5.6%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

7.5%

-51.6%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

9.5%

-40.3%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.5%

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