Change in Collecting and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data
This February and March, all WCPSS employees and students will be provided the opportunity to re-identify using the new race/ethnicity categories. Read More... |
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GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING RACE AND ETHNICITY The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction |
The 2010 Census is fast approaching! The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years. Census questionnaires will be mailed or delivered to every household in the United States in March 2010. |
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2009-10 District Statistics
Membership |
American Indian |
Asian |
Black or African American |
Hispanic or Latino |
Multi-Racial |
White |
*F&R |
LEP |
ESL |
SWD |
139,599 |
380 |
8,501 |
36,174 |
16,516 |
6,640 |
71,388 |
43,729 |
12,467 |
6,875 |
18,467 |
0.3% |
6.1% |
25.9% |
11.8% |
4.8% |
51.1% |
31.2% |
8.9% |
4.9% |
13.2% |
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| With the 2009-2010 enrollment of 139,599, Wake County Public School System remains the largest school district in the state, and the 18th largest school district in the nation.
There were 1,893 more students enrolled on the 20th day in 2009-2010 than on the 20th day in 2008-2009. Read more... |
Membership totals by school, by grade -
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Membership, Month 1 |
Annual Increase |
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Level |
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Elementary |
62,395 |
65,680 |
67,508 |
67,790 |
4,146 |
3,285 |
1,828 |
282 |
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Middle |
29,031 |
29,975 |
30,921 |
31,584 |
1,272 |
944 |
946 |
663 |
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High |
36,646 |
38,347 |
39,277 |
40,225 |
2,150 |
1,701 |
930 |
948 |
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Total |
128,072 |
134,002 |
137,706 |
139,599 |
7,568 |
5,930 |
3,704 |
1,893 |
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| WCPSS Percent Increase | 6.28% |
4.63% |
2.76% |
1.37% |
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Annual Report, 2008-09 |PDF, HIGH-Res| |PDF, LOW-Res| School Statistics and Maps, 2008-2009, a 157-page annual report, describes the Wake County Public School System. The report, that is filled with maps, facts and figures, includes five main sections:  Introduction  I. WCPSS Overview II. Quick Facts by School by Educational
Level III. Detailed School Reports IV. Growth, Projections, and CIP 2006 Implementation. |
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Director, Demographics,
(919)-431-8194