Fuquay-Varina High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Fuquay-Varina High in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina enrolled 1,858 students in 2024-25 with 97.9 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

1,940 students in 2022-23, 1,744 students in 2023-24, 1,858 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 102.7 to 97.9.

Students enrolled at Fuquay-Varina High by school year2022-23: 1,940, 2023-24: 1,744, 2024-25: 1,85805001k1.5k2k2022-231,9402023-241,7442024-251,858
Students enrolled at Fuquay-Varina High by school year2022-23: 1,940, 2023-24: 1,744, 2024-25: 1,85805001k1.5k2k2022-231,9402023-241,7442024-251,858
Students enrolled at Fuquay-Varina High by school year2022-23: 1,940, 2023-24: 1,744, 2024-25: 1,85805001k1.5k2k2022-231,9402023-241,7442024-251,858
Students enrolled at Fuquay-Varina High by school year2022-23: 1,940, 2023-24: 1,744, 2024-25: 1,85805001k1.5k2k2022-231,9402023-241,7442024-251,858
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,940102.718.9
2023-241,74495.218.3
2024-251,85897.919.0

19.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 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; Fuquay-Varina High 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFuquay-Varina High 19.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Fuquay-Varina High 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFuquay-Varina High 19.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Fuquay-Varina High 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFuquay-Varina High 19.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Fuquay-Varina High 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherFuquay-Varina High 19.0state 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).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 347 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fuquay-Varina High enrolled 2,079 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 112 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 347 of the 2,079 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions112
  • Chronically absent29.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.8% of students were White, 16.8% Hispanic, 14.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White57.8%
  2. Hispanic16.8%
  3. Black14.9%
  4. Asian5.7%
  5. Two or more races4.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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

93% of the 676 students in Fuquay-Varina High'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 rate93%90%86.5%
Students in the class67613,187120,822

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.

What to look at next about Fuquay-Varina High

  1. Southern Wake AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 534 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Holly Springs HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.6 miles away: 2,018 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Fuquay-Varina High with Southern Wake AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaFuquay-Varina High is the number 51 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#51 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.19.0:1
  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 Fuquay-Varina High

  1. How many students attend Fuquay-Varina High?
    1,858 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,940 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fuquay-Varina, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fuquay-Varina High?
    19.0 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 Fuquay-Varina High a Title I school?
    Fuquay-Varina High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Fuquay-Varina High?
    93% of the 676 students in Fuquay-Varina High'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 Fuquay-Varina High in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472001861 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