📍 420 West Stadium Drive, Wake Forest, Wake County, 27587
Wake Forest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wake Forest, Wake County. The school has 2,101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 111.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Wake Forest High School enrolls 2,101 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 111.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 22% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,216 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 452 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 60 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
565 of the school's 2,101 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 512 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Wake Forest High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Wake Forest High School 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 2,101 students, Wake Forest High School 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
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