Herbert Akins Road Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Herbert Akins Road Middle in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina enrolled 1,253 students in 2024-25 with 77.2 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 52% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 46%
827 students in 2022-23, 1,214 students in 2023-24, 1,253 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.7 to 77.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 827 | 52.7 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,214 | 76.5 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,253 | 77.2 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Herbert Akins Road Middle reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.3% of students were White, 22.3% Hispanic, 10.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White58.3%
- Hispanic22.3%
- Black10.9%
- Asian4.5%
- Two or more races4.1%
- American Indian0.1%
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.
Middle schools in Fuquay-Varina
2 public middle schools in Fuquay-Varina report 2024-25 enrollment; Herbert Akins Road Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Akins Road Middle | 1,253 | 16.2 | 31.1% |
| Fuquay-Varina Middle | 1,004 | 17.7 | 25.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Herbert Akins Road Middle
- Holly Ridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 955 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Fuquay-Varina MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 1,004 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Herbert Akins Road Middle with Holly Ridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaHerbert Akins Road Middle is the number 12 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.2:1
- 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 Herbert Akins Road Middle
How many students attend Herbert Akins Road Middle?
1,253 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 827 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fuquay-Varina, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert Akins Road Middle?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Herbert Akins Road Middle a Title I school?
Herbert Akins Road Middle has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).What district is Herbert Akins Road Middle in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472003626 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
- 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.