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Wake County Public School System

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Wake County Public School System is a public school district in North Carolina. They serve 160,471 students across 199 schools, and its teachers have had 6,014 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 199
    Schools
  • 160,471
    Students
  • 10,132
    Teachers

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Wake County Public School System Demographics

36%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
48%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Wake County Public School System Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Wake County Public School System had a total revenue of $1.5 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 32.1% came from local sources, 61.0% from state sources, and 6.9% from federal sources.

Wake County Public School System had a per-pupil revenue of $9,273 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 32.1% came from local sources, 61.0% from state sources, and 6.9% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Wake County Public School System Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 20, 2024

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Wake County Public School System

$3.5 million
raised using DonorsChoose
6,014
projects funded
2,583
teachers funded
23,289
donors
241
projects for basic supplies
493
projects for technology
1,237
projects for books
201
projects for art supplies

Wake County Public School System has received support from 16,812 individuals from North Carolina and 6,477 individuals out-of-state.

Wake County Public School System Schools

Abbotts Creek Elementary School Adams Elementary School Alston Ridge Elementary School Alston Ridge Middle School Apex Elementary School Apex Friendship Elementary School Apex Friendship High School Apex Friendship Middle School Apex High School Apex Middle School Athens Drive Magnet High School Aversboro Elementary School Baileywick Elementary School Ballentine Elementary School Banks Road Elementary School Barton Pond Elementary School Barwell Road Elementary School Baucom Elementary School Beaverdam Elementary School Brassfield Elementary School Brentwood Elementary School Briarcliff Elementary School Bridges Program Brier Creek Elementary School Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary School Broughton High School Bryan Road Elementary School Buckhorn Creek Elementary School Bugg Magnet Elementary School Carnage G&T Magnet Middle School Carpenter Elementary School Carroll Middle School Carver Elementary School Cary Elementary School Cary High School Cedar Fork Elementary School Centennial Campus Middle School Combs Elementary School Conn Elementary School Connections Academy Creech Road Elementary School Crossroads Flex High School Oberlin Magnet Middle School Davis Drive Elementary School Davis Drive Middle School Dillard Drive Elementary School Dillard Drive Middle School Douglas Elementary School Durant Road Elementary School Durant Road Middle School East Cary Middle School East Garner Elementary School East Garner Magnet Middle School East Millbrook Middle School East Wake High School Neuse River Middle School Enloe Magnet High School Farmington Woods Elementary School Forest Pines Dr Elementary School Forestville Rd Elementary School Fox Road Magnet Elementary School Franklin Academy High School Fuller G T Magnet Elementary School Fuquay - Varina Elementary School Fuquay - Varina High School Fuquay - Varina Middle School Garner Magnet High School Green Magnet Elementary School Green Hope Elementary School Green Hope High School Green Level High School Harris Creek Elementary School Herbert Akins Rd Middle School Herbert Akins Road Elementary School Heritage Elementary School Heritage High School Heritage Middle School Highcroft Drive Elementary School Hilburn Drive Academy Hodge Road Elementary School Holly Grove Elementary School Holly Grove Middle School Holly Ridge Elementary School Holly Ridge Middle School Holly Springs Elementary School Holly Springs High School Hortons Creek Elementary School Hunter Magnet Elementary School Jeffreys Grove Elementary School Jones Dairy Elementary School Joyner Elementary School Kingswood Elementary School Knightdale Elementary School Knightdale High School Lacy Elementary School Lake Myra Elementary School Laurel Park Elementary School Lead Mine Elementary School Leesville Road Elementary School Leesville Road High School Leesville Road Middle School Ligon G&T Magnet Middle School Lincoln Heights Magnet Elementary School Lockhart Elementary School Longview School Lufkin Road Middle School Lynn Road Elementary School Martin Middle School Middle Creek Elementary School Middle Creek High School Millbrook Elementary School Millbrook High School Mills Park Elementary School Mills Park Middle School Moore Square Magnet Middle School Morrisville Elementary School Mount Vernon Middle School North Forest Pines Elementary School North Garner Middle School North Ridge Elementary School North Wake College & Career Northwoods Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Oakview Elementary School Olds Elementary School Olive Chapel Elementary School Panther Creek High School Parkside Elementary School Partnership Elementary School Penny Road Elementary School Mary E Phillips High School Pine Hollow Middle School Pleasant Grove Elementary School Pleasant Union Elementary School Poe Magnet Elementary School Powell Elementary School Rand Road Elementary School Reedy Creek Elementary School Reedy Creek Middle School Richland Creek Elementary School River Bend Middle School River Oaks Middle School River Bend Elementary School Rogers Lane Elementary School Rolesville Elementary School Rolesville High School Rolesville Middle School Root Elementary School Salem Elementary School Salem Middle School Sanderson High School Sanford Creek Elementary School Score Academy Scotts Ridge Elementary School Smith Elementary School South Garner High School South Lakes Elementary School Southeast Raleigh Elementary School Southeast Raleigh High School Stough Elementary School Swift Creek Elementary School Sycamore Creek Elementary School Timber Drive Elementary School Turner Creek Year Round Elementary School Underwood Elementary School Vance Elementary School Vandora Springs Elementary School Vernon Malone College Career Academy Wake Early College High School Health & Science Wake Early College Info & Biotech Wake Forest Elementary School Wake Forest High School Wake Forest Middle School Wake STEM Early College High School Wake Young Men's Leadership Wake Young Women's Leadership Wakefield Elementary School Wakefield High School Wakefield Middle School Wakelon Elementary School Walnut Creek Elementary School Washington Elementary School Weatherstone Elementary School Wendell Elementary School Wendell Middle School West Cary Middle School West Lake Elementary School West Lake Middle School West Millbrook Middle School White Oak Elementary School Wilburn Elementary School Wildwood Forest Elementary School Wiley International Studies Magnet Elementary School Willow Spring High School Willow Springs Elementary School Yates Mill Elementary School York Elementary School Zebulon Elementary School Zebulon Middle School
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