NCES CCD 2024-25 11 schools NC

Best-Resourced Schools in Fuquay Varina, NC

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11 public K-12 schools in Fuquay Varina from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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11
Schools
11,137
Students
34.5/100
Avg Resource Index
18.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Fuquay Varina has more public-school enrollment than 83% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Fuquay Varina's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

5 of Fuquay Varina's 11 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 39-point gap between Fuquay-Varina Middle and Herbert Akins Road Middle shows the range hidden by Fuquay Varina's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 17%
School count
Top 35%
Resource Index average
24th percentile
Teacher staffing
25th percentile

Willow Spring High accounts for 20.0% of all Fuquay Varina public-school enrollment

That concentration means Fuquay Varina-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Fuquay Varina school enrollment varies 11× across entities

Fuquay Varina school enrollment ranges from 211 students (lowest) to 2,223 students (highest), a spread of 2,012 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Fuquay Varina student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Fuquay-Varina Middle 43
2. Fuquay-Varina Elementary 43
3. South Lakes Elementary 41
4. Lincoln Heights Elementary 40
5. Ballentine Elementary 39
6. Herbert Akins Rd Elementary 37
7. Willow Spring High 36
8. Achievement Charter Academy 36
9. Fuquay-Varina High 34
10. Lafayette Elementary 26
11. Herbert Akins Road Middle 4

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Fuquay Varina

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Fuquay-Varina Elementary 69.1/100
  2. 2 South Lakes Elementary 68.4/100
  3. 3 Fuquay-Varina Middle 66.2/100
  4. 4 Achievement Charter Academy 64.0/100
  5. 5 Willow Spring High 61.7/100

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Which Fuquay Varina school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Fuquay-Varina Middle has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Fuquay Varina schools in this federal-data comparison at 43/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Fuquay Varina, NC? ▼

Fuquay Varina has 11 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,137 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.