Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $1,953/mo in Raleigh. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax.
- Public-school students
- 237,557
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 15.9
- 14,914 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 35 / 295
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,751
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 50.2%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Raleigh.
- Wake County Schools
Cary
- Students
- 163,325
- Schools
- 198
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.3
- Johnston County Public Schools
Smithfield
- Students
- 37,320
- Schools
- 48
- Pupil–teacher
- 17
- Franklin County Schools
Louisburg
- Students
- 7,978
- Schools
- 16
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.5
- Pine Springs Preparatory Academy
Holly Springs
- Students
- 3,810
- Schools
- 2
- Pupil–teacher
- 45.9
- Wake Preparatory Academy
Wake Forest
- Students
- 2,617
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 21.5
- American Leadership Academy - Johnston
Clayton
- Students
- 2,082
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 22.7
- Triangle Math and Science Academy
Cary
- Students
- 1,904
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.2
- Franklin Academy
Wake Forest
- Students
- 1,660
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.3
- East Wake Academy
Zebulon
- Students
- 1,265
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.4
- The Math and Science Academy of Apex
Apex
- Students
- 1,080
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 18.3
- Neuse Charter School
Smithfield
- Students
- 925
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.4
- Endeavor Charter
Wake Forest
- Students
- 799
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.5
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 173
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 57
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 55
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 10
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
295 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Raleigh metro sits
Roughly the core of the Raleigh, NC metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. $412/mo left. Childcare $1,104. Raleigh paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Raleigh
- New York → Raleigh · $1,503 more
- Raleigh → Charlotte · $173 less
- Raleigh → Austin · $429 more
- Raleigh → Dallas · $298 more
- Raleigh → Denver · $96 less
- Raleigh → San Francisco · $389 less
- Raleigh → New York · $1,503 less
- Raleigh → Reno · $454 less
- Raleigh → Los Angeles · $1,048 less
- Raleigh → Chicago · $325 less
- Raleigh → Houston · $419 more
- Raleigh → Washington · $160 more
- Raleigh → Atlanta · $255 less
- Raleigh → Philadelphia · $314 less
- Raleigh → Miami · $1,054 less
- Raleigh → Phoenix · $175 less
Take-home by job in Raleigh
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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