Apex High

Regular School · Apex, NC

Apex High is a regular school school in Apex, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 2,449 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.9:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,449

Teachers (FTE)

123.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	1,422	58%
Hispanic/Latino	378	15%
Asian	311	13%
Black or African American	230	9%
Two or more races	98	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	8	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	2,449	1,279M / 1,170F

English Language Learners: 112 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	86.0% +44.1pp	41.9%	305
Reading Proficiency	73.0% +26.1pp	46.9%	496
Science Proficiency	79.0%	—	377
4-Year Graduation Rate	96.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (25)

855 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

650 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

577

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

131

5.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

426

17.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	2,449	100%

Contact & Location

1501 Laura Duncan Road

Apex, NC 27502

Phone: (919)387-2208

http://apexhs.wcpss.net/

District

Wake County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,702

District enrollment: 159,778

Other Schools in District

View all 196 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27502) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370472001829

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD