Wake County Public School System

Wake County Public School System
The main office of Wake County Public School System
Address
5625 Dillard Drive
, North Carolina, 27518
United States
Coordinates35°45′14.51″N 78°44′13.67″W / 35.7540306°N 78.7371306°W / 35.7540306; -78.7371306
District information
Established1976; 48 years ago (1976)
SuperintendentDr. Robert P. Taylor[1]
Budget$2.2 billion (2023-24)[2]
NCES District ID3704720[2]
Students and staff
Enrollment159,778[2]
Staff10,663 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.wcpss.net
Green Hope High School
Millbrook High School
Jesse O. Sanderson High School

The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 159,995 students in average daily membership and 198 schools as of the 2023–24 school year,[3] it is the largest public school district in North Carolina and 14th-largest in the United States as of 2016.[4]

  1. ^ "The Office of the Superintendent". wcpss.net. Wake County Public School System. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Wake County Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ^ "District facts". WCPSS.net. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Table 215.30. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2016: Selected years, 2015-16 and fiscal year 2018". Digest of Education Statistics 2018. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.