Public schools in Holly Springs, NC
Holly Springs has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 9,024 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Wake County Public School System runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Holly Springs's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Holly Springs | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County Public School System | 7 | 159,778 | $11,691 |
| Pine Springs Preparatory Academy | 1 | 1,243 | $7,536 |
| Southern Wake Academy | 1 | 579 | $13,038 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Holly Springs, 2,552 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs High | 2,018 | 19.7 | 12.8% | Wake County Public School System |
| Southern Wake Academy | 534 | 14.7 | not reported | Southern Wake Academy |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Holly Springs, 1,934 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Grove Middle | 979 | 17.0 | 16.6% | Wake County Public School System |
| Holly Ridge Middle | 955 | 17.6 | 24.1% | Wake County Public School System |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Holly Springs, 4,538 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Springs Preparatory Academy | 1,258 | 15.2 | not reported | Pine Springs Preparatory Academy |
| Buckhorn Creek Elementary | 905 | 14.3 | 24.5% | Wake County Public School System |
| Holly Grove Elementary | 889 | 14.4 | 12.9% | Wake County Public School System |
| Holly Springs Elementary | 751 | 14.6 | 19.8% | Wake County Public School System |
| Holly Ridge Elementary | 735 | 14.6 | 17.1% | Wake County Public School System |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Holly Springs's public schools compare with North Carolina's
The median Holly Springs school has 14.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the North Carolina median of 15.4. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 905 students (state 497).
| Holly Springs | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 905 | 497 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 55% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 0% |
| Charter schools | 22% | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Holly Springs schools and the 2,653 North Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Holly Springs
- Wake County Public School SystemRuns 7 of Holly Springs's 9 public schools and spent $11,691 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,691
- Holly Springs High, the largest high school in Holly Springs2,018 students in 2024-25, 19.7 per teacher.2,018
- Compare Wake County Public School System with Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyHolly Springs's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Holly Springs addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Holly Springs
How many public schools are in Holly Springs, NC?
9 public schools with an address in Holly Springs were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 9,024 students. 2 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Holly Springs?
Holly Springs High, with 2,018 students in 2024-25 (Wake County Public School System).Which districts run Holly Springs's schools?
Wake County Public School System (7 schools), Pine Springs Preparatory Academy (1 school), Southern Wake Academy (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25