📍 638 Walnut St, Cary, Wake County, 27511
Cary High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 2,145 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 122.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Cary High enrolls 2,145 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 122.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 912 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 626 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 392 | 18% |
| Asian | 108 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 99 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
840 of the school's 2,145 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 773 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Cary High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 16, state house district 11.
Cary 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 2,145 students, Cary 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: City - Midsize