Wake Forest High School

Regular School · Wake Forest, NC

Wake Forest High School is a regular school school in Wake Forest, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 2,043 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.8:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,043

Teachers (FTE)

108.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	1,052	51%
Black or African American	473	23%
Hispanic/Latino	360	18%
Two or more races	82	4%
Asian	71	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	0%
Total enrollment	2,043	1,097M / 946F

English Language Learners: 86 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	61.0% +19.1pp	41.9%	385
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +24.1pp	46.9%	529
Science Proficiency	70.0%	—	394
4-Year Graduation Rate	92.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (19)

600 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

373 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

512

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

111

5.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

454

22.2% 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.)	2,043	100%

Contact & Location

420 West Stadium Drive

Wake Forest, NC 27587

Phone: (919)554-8611

http://www.wcpss.net/wakeforesths

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 27587) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370472001901

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