📍 1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex, Wake County, 27502
Apex High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 2,500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 127.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 86% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Apex High enrolls 2,500 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 127.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,450 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 15% |
| Asian | 289 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 258 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 114 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
511 of the school's 2,500 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 463 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Apex High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 36.
Apex High is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,500 students, Apex High is larger than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large