📍 1150 Forestville Road, Wake Forest, Wake County, 27587
Heritage High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wake Forest, Wake County. The school has 1,811 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 99.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Heritage High enrolls 1,811 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 99.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,033 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 334 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 296 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 71 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 1,811 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Heritage High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 18, state house district 35.
Heritage 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 1,811 students, Heritage 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