📍 7801 Humie Olive Rd, Apex, Wake County, 27502
Apex Friendship High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 2,772 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 132.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 30 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Apex Friendship High enrolls 2,772 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 132.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 11% Asian and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,923 | 69% |
| Asian | 294 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 254 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 189 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 107 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 2,772 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Apex Friendship High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 37.
Apex Friendship 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 2,772 students, Apex Friendship 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: Rural - Fringe
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