📍 5329 Cass Holt Road, Holly Springs, Wake County, 27540
Holly Springs High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Holly Springs, Wake County. The school has 2,140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 108.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Holly Springs High enrolls 2,140 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 108.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,622 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 168 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 93 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 2,140 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Holly Springs High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 37.
Holly Springs 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 2,140 students, Holly Springs 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