Heritage Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wake Forest, North Carolina

Heritage Middle in Wake Forest, North Carolina enrolled 947 students in 2024-25 with 58.4 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school in 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

997 students in 2022-23, 947 students in 2023-24, 947 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.0 to 58.4.

Students enrolled at Heritage Middle by school year2022-23: 997, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 94702505007501k2022-239972023-249472024-25947
Students enrolled at Heritage Middle by school year2022-23: 997, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 94702505007501k2022-239972023-249472024-25947
Students enrolled at Heritage Middle by school year2022-23: 997, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 94702505007501k2022-239972023-249472024-25947
Students enrolled at Heritage Middle by school year2022-23: 997, 2023-24: 947, 2024-25: 94702505007501k2022-239972023-249472024-25947
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399760.016.6
2023-2494761.015.5
2024-2594758.416.2

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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Heritage Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Heritage Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Heritage Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Heritage Middle 16.2; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherHeritage Middle 16.2state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 364 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Heritage Middle enrolled 1,093 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 364 of the 1,093 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent16.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.2% of students were White, 12.2% Black, 11.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White64.2%
  2. Black12.2%
  3. Hispanic11.1%
  4. Asian8.7%
  5. Two or more races3.6%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  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.

Middle schools in Wake Forest

2 public middle schools in Wake Forest report 2024-25 enrollment; Heritage Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Heritage Middle94716.214.9%
Wake Forest Middle School87816.054.2%

All public schools in Wake Forest →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Heritage Middle

  1. Wake Forest Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 878 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Rolesville MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 889 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Heritage Middle with Wake Forest Middle SchoolStudents, 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 CarolinaHeritage Middle is the number 54 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#54 of 472
  6. 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
  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 Heritage Middle

  1. How many students attend Heritage Middle?
    947 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 997 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wake Forest, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage 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.
  3. Is Heritage Middle a Title I school?
    Heritage Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Heritage Middle in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002682 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.

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