📍 931 Durham Rd, Wake Forest, Wake County, 27587
North Wake College and Career Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wake Forest, Wake County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
North Wake College and Career Academy enrolls 353 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 38% male and 62% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 32% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 127 | 36% |
| White | 113 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 353 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
North Wake College and Career Academy 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.
North Wake College and Career Academy 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 353 students, North Wake College and Career Academy is smaller 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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