📍 100 Bryan Chalk Lane, Knightdale, Wake County, 27545
Knightdale High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Knightdale, Wake County. The school has 1,702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 100.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 13 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Knightdale High enrolls 1,702 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 100.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 799 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 609 | 36% |
| White | 198 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 45 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,073 of the school's 1,702 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 960 qualify for free lunch and 113 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.
Knightdale 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 14, state house district 39.
Knightdale 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 1,702 students, Knightdale 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