📍 2101 Spring Drive, Garner, Wake County, 27529
Garner High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Garner, Wake County. The school has 1,683 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 106.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garner High enrolls 1,683 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 106.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 30% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 574 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 509 | 30% |
| White | 507 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 26 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
836 of the school's 1,683 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 759 qualify for free lunch and 77 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.
Garner High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 15, state house district 33.
Garner 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 1,683 students, Garner 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