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Wake County Public School System is a public school district in North Carolina. They
serve 160,471 students across 199
schools, and its teachers have
had 6,204 projects funded on ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½.
199
Schools
160,471
Students
10,132
Teachers
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Wake County Public School System Demographics
36%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
48%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Wake County Public School System Funding
Data from the
Wake County Public School System had a total revenue of
$1.5 billion
in the 2016-17 school year.
32.1% came from local sources,
61.0% from state sources, and
6.9% from federal sources.
Wake County Public School System had a per-pupil revenue of
$9,273
per pupil in the 2016-17 school year.
32.1% came from local sources,
61.0% from state sources, and
6.9% from federal sources.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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Wake County Public School System
$3.6 million
raised using ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
6,204
projects
funded
2,626
teachers
funded
23,720
donors
252
projects
for
basic supplies
513
projects for
technology
1,285
projects for
books
218
projects
for
art supplies
Wake County Public School System has received support from
17,162 individuals from North Carolina and
6,558 individuals out-of-state.