Central Wake High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Central Wake High School in Raleigh, North Carolina enrolled 293 students in 2024-25 with 7.8 full-time teachers, 37.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10-14% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

220 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 293 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 7.8.

Students enrolled at Central Wake High School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 29301002003002022-232202023-242532024-25293
Students enrolled at Central Wake High School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 29301002003002022-232202023-242532024-25293
Students enrolled at Central Wake High School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 29301002003002022-232202023-242532024-25293
Students enrolled at Central Wake High School by school year2022-23: 220, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 29301002003002022-232202023-242532024-25293
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232206.036.7
2023-242538.031.6
2024-252937.837.4

37.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 37.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 37.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 37.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 37.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 37.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 37.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 37.4; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 37.4state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Wake High School enrolled 235 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

44.4% of students were Black, 44.0% Hispanic, 8.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black44.4%
  2. Hispanic44.0%
  3. White8.2%
  4. Two or more races1.4%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

10-14% of the 183 students in Central Wake High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate10‑14%10‑14%86.5%
Students in the class183183120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Raleigh

17 public high schools in Raleigh report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Enloe High2,64317.726.8%
Millbrook High2,49818.231.3%
Leesville Road High2,41119.622.7%
Athens Drive High2,15617.241.2%
Needham Broughton High2,15318.226.8%
Wakefield High2,06519.533.8%
Sanderson High1,64818.140.7%
Southeast Raleigh High1,43814.099.8%

All public schools in Raleigh →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Wake High School

  1. Southeast Raleigh HighThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,438 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Wake Young Men's Leadership AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 262 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Central Wake High School with Southeast Raleigh HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Central Wake Charter High School spends per student$14,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,386
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCentral Wake High School is the number 411 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#411 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher37.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.37.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Wake High School

  1. How many students attend Central Wake High School?
    293 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 220 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Raleigh, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Wake High School?
    37.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Wake High School a Title I school?
    Central Wake High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Central Wake High School?
    10-14% of the 183 students in Central Wake High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Central Wake High School in?
    Central Wake Charter High School, NCES district ID 3700406. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370040603403 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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