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Fuquay-Varina High → Holly Springs High → Middle Creek High → Athens Drive High → South Garner High → Apex High → Cary High → Needham Broughton High →How Willow Spring High compares for families
What families should know about Willow Spring High.
- ▸ 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: Fuquay-Varina High, Holly Springs High, Middle Creek 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 +34.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,223 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,700 per student in district revenue, the 7,501 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $80,260,700/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina |
Public | 3.7 | 1,858 | -10.5% |
| Holly Springs High Holly Springs |
Public | 7.2 | 2,018 | -8.3% |
| Middle Creek High Apex |
Public | 6.5 | 1,587 | -10.8% |
| Athens Drive High Raleigh |
Public | 13.4 | 2,156 | +5.6% |
| South Garner High Garner |
Public | 10.4 | 1,835 | +1.4% |
| Apex High Apex |
Public | 13.0 | 2,449 | +1.5% |
| Cary High Cary |
Public | 13.7 | 2,044 | -1.3% |
| Needham Broughton High Raleigh |
Public | 15.6 | 2,153 | +2.6% |