Wake County Public School System student enrollment increased to 139,599 on the 20th day of the 2009-10 school year, 1,893 students more than last year.
The 20th day enrollment is a snapshot of one day’s school enrollment that is annually reported to the state.
The 20th day of traditional calendar school was on September 22nd. On that day, WCPSS schools were serving 140,234 students, an increase of 2,528 more than the 2008-09 official 20th day count. Most of the increase occurred in year-round schools which reach their 20th day earlier than traditional calendar schools.