WCPSS Sees 1,893 More Students for 2009-10
October 1, 2009 - 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.WCPSS 20th-Day Enrollment |
139,599 - 2009-10 |
114,068 - 2004-05 |
94,782 - 1999-00 |
The 20th day enrollment is a snapshot of one day’s school enrollment that is annually reported to the state. The count was taken on September 22 for traditional calendar schools. It was taken earlier for multi-track, year round schools and modified calendar schools.
On September 22nd, WCPSS schools were serving 140,234 students, an increase of 2,528 more than the 2008-09 official 20th day count. Most of that increase occurred in multi-track, year-round schools after the official 20th day count was taken.
The increase in enrollment of 1,893 students is less than enrollment increases in recent years. In 2008-09, enrollment increased by 3,700 students; in 2007-08, the increase was 6,930 and in 2006-07, the increase was 7,568.
The increase to 139, 599 students this year is slightly less than the projection for 140,012 students. The Wake County Planning Department and the WCPSS Growth and Planning Department jointly develop the projections and review the data to see what they can learn from it. The change of date for kindergarten enrollment and the serious downturn in the national economy had an impact on WCPSS enrollment. Other large school systems in the state saw slower growth.
Largest schools
The school system has 67,748 elementary school students, 31,691 middle school students and 40,160 high school students. Last year, the school system had a total of 137,706 students with 67,508 elementary school students, 30,921 middle school students and 39,227 high school students.
The largest high schools are Wakefield High with 2,813 students; Enloe High with 2,657; Leesville Road High with 2,501; and Millbrook High with 2,432.
The largest middle schools are West Lake Middle with 1,448; Salem Middle with 1,319; Durant Road Middle with 1,297; North Garner Middle with 1,258; Heritage Middle with 1,257; and Leesville Road Middle with 1,252. All of these schools operate on the multi-track, year-round calendar.
The largest elementary schools are Durant Road Elementary with 979; Salem Elementary with 948; Middle Creek Elementary with 948; Davis Drive Elementary with 945; Laurel Park Elementary with 933; and Turner Creek Road Elementary with 924. All of these schools operate on the multi-track, year-round calendar, except for Davis Drive which operates on the traditional calendar.
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