Jones County Schools vs Wake County Schools

How do these districts compare?

Metric Jones County Schools Wake County Schools
Location Trenton, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
Total Enrollment 1,067 159,778
Number of Schools 5 197
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.8:1 14.3:1

Spending

Metric Jones County Schools Wake County Schools
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,865 $14,074
Federal Revenue 21.0% 16.6%
State Revenue 65.3% 54.5%
Local Revenue 13.7% 28.9%
Jones 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 Jones County Schools Wake County Schools
White 48.7% 38.9%
African American 27.4% 23.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.6% 21.6%
Asian 0.0% 11.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 12.2% 4.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 98.0% 38.4%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Jones County Schools Wake County Schools
AP Courses Offered 517
Schools with AP 0 31
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 201.9:1 351.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.8% 26.5%

School Types

Jones 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.