Hyde County Schools vs Wake County Schools

How do these districts compare?

Metric Hyde County Schools Wake County Schools
Location Swan Quarter, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
Total Enrollment 475 159,778
Number of Schools 2 197
Student:Teacher Ratio 9.1:1 14.3:1

Spending

Metric Hyde County Schools Wake County Schools
Per-Pupil Expenditure $31,734 $14,074
Federal Revenue 18.5% 16.6%
State Revenue 64.8% 54.5%
Local Revenue 16.7% 28.9%
Hyde County Schools
Federal State Local
Wake County Schools
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Hyde County Schools Wake County Schools
White 47.4% 38.9%
African American 15.4% 23.1%
Hispanic or Latino 33.6% 21.6%
Asian 0.0% 11.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 3.5% 4.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 72.0% 38.4%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Hyde County Schools Wake County Schools
AP Courses Offered 2 517
Schools with AP 1 31
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 219:1 351.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 33.8% 26.5%

School Types

Hyde County Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Wake County Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.