📍 5101 Rolesville Rd, Wendell, Wake County, 27591
East Wake High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wendell, Wake County. The school has 1,646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 91.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 13 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Wake High enrolls 1,646 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 91.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 690 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 566 | 34% |
| White | 309 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,020 of the school's 1,646 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 888 qualify for free lunch and 132 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.
East Wake High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 14, state house district 39.
East Wake 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 1,646 students, East Wake 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: Rural - Fringe