Wake Preparatory Academy
Wake Forest · NC · Wake Preparatory Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Franklin Academy → Franklinton High → Louisburg Magnet High → Bunn High → Raleigh Charter High School → Heritage High → Wake Forest High School → SCORE Academy →How Wake Preparatory Academy compares for families
What families should know about Wake Preparatory Academy.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Franklin Academy, Franklinton High, Louisburg Magnet High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $11,655/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +15.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,617 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Academy Wake Forest |
Public · charter | 4.7 | 528 | +2.9% |
| Franklinton High Franklinton |
Public | 5.6 | 1,127 | -8.4% |
| Louisburg Magnet High Louisburg |
Public | 13.6 | 630 | +17.3% |
| Bunn High Bunn |
Public | 15.6 | 817 | -3.1% |
| Raleigh Charter High School Raleigh |
Public · charter | 17.2 | 552 | -1.3% |
| Heritage High Wake Forest |
Public | 5.5 | 1,778 | -7.4% |
| Wake Forest High School Wake Forest |
Public | 2.5 | 2,043 | -6.2% |
| SCORE Academy Cary |
Public | 22.2 | 584 | +68.3% |