Middle Creek High

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

Middle Creek High in Apex, North Carolina enrolled 1,587 students in 2024-25 with 87.1 full-time teachers, 18.2 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 96% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

1,659 students in 2022-23, 1,627 students in 2023-24, 1,587 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 93.7 to 87.1.

Students enrolled at Middle Creek High by school year2022-23: 1,659, 2023-24: 1,627, 2024-25: 1,58705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6592023-241,6272024-251,587
Students enrolled at Middle Creek High by school year2022-23: 1,659, 2023-24: 1,627, 2024-25: 1,58705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6592023-241,6272024-251,587
Students enrolled at Middle Creek High by school year2022-23: 1,659, 2023-24: 1,627, 2024-25: 1,58705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6592023-241,6272024-251,587
Students enrolled at Middle Creek High by school year2022-23: 1,659, 2023-24: 1,627, 2024-25: 1,58705001k1.5k2k2022-231,6592023-241,6272024-251,587
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,65993.717.7
2023-241,62788.618.4
2024-251,58787.118.2

18.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 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; Middle Creek High 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMiddle Creek High 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Middle Creek High 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMiddle Creek High 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Middle Creek High 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMiddle Creek High 18.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Middle Creek High 18.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMiddle Creek High 18.2state 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).

19 AP courses and one counselor per 362 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Middle Creek High enrolled 1,812 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 146 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses19
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 362 of the 1,812 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions146
  • Chronically absent27.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.3% of students were White, 22.7% Hispanic, 12.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White58.3%
  2. Hispanic22.7%
  3. Black12.5%
  4. Two or more races3.3%
  5. Asian2.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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

96% of the 423 students in Middle Creek 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 rate96%90%86.5%
Students in the class42313,187120,822

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.

High schools in Apex

3 public high schools in Apex report 2024-25 enrollment; Middle Creek High is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Apex Friendship High2,74821.110.2%
Apex High2,44919.920.6%
Middle Creek High1,58718.227.5%

All public schools in Apex →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Middle Creek High

  1. Southern Wake AcademyThe nearest public high school, 5.0 miles away: 534 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  2. Fuquay-Varina HighThe next nearest public high school, 5.2 miles away: 1,858 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
  3. Compare Middle Creek 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 CarolinaMiddle Creek High is the number 78 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#78 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.2:1
  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 Middle Creek High

  1. How many students attend Middle Creek High?
    1,587 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,659 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Apex, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle Creek High?
    18.2 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 Middle Creek High a Title I school?
    Middle Creek 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 Middle Creek High?
    96% of the 423 students in Middle Creek 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 Middle Creek High in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472002653 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