• The high school graduation rate is 86.2%.
• More than 96% of Wake County teachers have 3+ years of experience.
• The district has 265 full-time school counselors.
• The district’s minority enrollment is 60%.
• Approximately 20.7% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Public schools

• Grades 3-8
• Total enrollment: 405
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• Tuition-free
• No. 3 in NC elementary schools

• Grades PK-5
• Total enrollment: 1,001
• Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
• Tuition-free
• No. 40 in NC elementary schools

• Grades 6-8
• Total enrollment: 1,026
• Student-teacher ratio: 17:1
• Tuition-free
• No. 35 in NC middle schools

• Grades 9-12
• Total enrollment: 569
• Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
• Tuition-free
• No. 3 in NC high schools
  

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Private schools

• Grades PK-12
• Day and boarding school
• Total enrollment: 1,174
• Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
• Tuition: $11,885+
• Academics available for boys and girls

• Grades K-12
• Day school
• Total enrollment: 419
• Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
• Tuition: $6,238+
• Academics available for boys and girls

Specialized schools

• Private
• Grades: 6-12
• Total enrollment: 50
• Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
• Tuition: $10,500+
• Academics available for children with disabilities

• Public and private
• Ages: 2-6
• Total enrollment: 50
• Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
• Tuition: Complete an interest form for more info
• Academics available for children with and without disabilities

• First Friday | Friday, Feb. 3 | 4-10 p.m. | Downtown Raleigh, locations vary | Free | Explore art galleries and studios, enjoy live music, and shop local retailers.

• 2023 Krispy Kreme Challenge | Saturday, Feb. 4 | 8 a.m. | NC State Memorial Bell Tower, 2011 Hillsborough St., Raleigh | Free | Watch competitors run five miles and eat a dozen donuts to raise money for UNC Children’s Hospital.
• Vision Board Workshop 2023 | Saturday, Feb. 4 | 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Unity Holistic Wellness Center, 5124 Departure Dr., Raleigh | $10-$25 | Create your personal 2023 vision board, and stay after for plant-based snacks and tea.
• Living in Color Artist Exhibit Opening Ceremony | Saturday, Feb. 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Dorothea Dix Park, 1030 Richardson Dr., Raleigh | Free | Celebrate the opening of a curated Black History Month exhibition by the Raleigh Film and Art Festival.

• Skate Moore Square with Skate Raleigh | Sunday, Feb. 5 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Moore Square, 201 S. Blount St., Raleigh | Free | A section of Moore Square will be set up with ramps, boxes, and rails for skateboarders, rollerbladers, scooters, and spectators.
• Neptunes Comedy Returns | Sunday, Feb. 5 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Neptunes Parlour, 14 W. Martin St., Raleigh | $10-$15 | After three years, Neptunes Comedy returns to its home for the first installment of their monthly show.
  

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• Yesterday, Punxsutawney Phil delivered one of the most anticipated weather forecasts of the year — will we have an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Phil saw his shadow, meaning winter will continue. This marks the third year in a row that Phil saw his shadow. (WRAL)

• Raleigh Cheesy is closing its Apex location at 1460 Chapel Ridge Rd. They shop’s final day open will be on Sunday, Feb. 26. You can still get your cheese fix at the Raleigh location (3075 Medlin Dr.).

• Nominations are now open for the 2023 NC Women Business Owners Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes women who have made enduring contributions and innovations to NC’s entrepreneurial community. Did anyone come to mind? Nominate them here.

• Five new office tenants are moving into Smoky Hollow, including structural engineering consulting firm Scalene Design, environmental engineering and construction services firm Brown and Caldwell, and design firm BHDP. Learn more about the businesses that will occupy space at 421 N. Harrington St.

• Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts is featuring a new art exhibit by local artist JP Jermaine Powell now through March 2. See JP The Lekker - Visions Of South Africa — JP’s first career photography exhibit — Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 📸

• National Wear Red Day, an initiative raising awareness about cardiovascular disease. Get involved locally by completing one of the American Heart Month featured trails at a Wake County Park and enter the drawling for a Year of the Trail prize pack. ❤️

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