Raleigh, North Carolina

:Raleigh redirects here. For the bicycle manufacturer, see Raleigh (bicycle). For the English explorer, see Sir Walter Raleigh.

Education

Institutes of higher education

• Meredith College
• North Carolina State University
• Peace College
• Shaw University
• St. Augustine's College
• Wake Technical Community College

Public education

Public education in Raleigh is serviced by the Wake County Public School System.

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• Public High Schools
• Athens Drive High School, is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school that serves grades nine through twelve. As of 2004-2005 the school has approximately 1,747 enrolled students and approximately 130 hired educators.
• Broughton High School, full name Needham B. Broughton High School, was founded in 1929 and is a co-educational, International Baccalaureate secondary Wake County public high school that serves grades nine through twelve. As of 2005-2006, the school has approximately 2,157 enrolled students and approximately 150 hired educators.
• Enloe High School, full name William G. Enloe High School, opened in 1962 was named in honor of the Mayor of Raleigh at the time. Enloe was proud to be the first integrated high school in Raleigh and diversity is part of the reason why Enloe has led the county as the top magnet high school in the Wake County Public School System. As a magnet school, Enloe has programs not offered at other high schools such as the Medical and Bioscience Academy, the Advanced Placement Program (AP), and International Baccalaureate Programme (IB). Enloe was named the Top Magnet High School in the Nation 2000, (Dr. Rondald Simpson Magnet School of Merit Award). In addition, Enloe was ranked 52 among the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation , Newsweek 2005. Governor Michael Easley named W.G. Enloe 2002 Hallmark School of Excellence. As of 2004-2005, the school has approximately, 2263 enrolled students and as of 2003-2004 approximately 153 faculty members, 20 of which are nationally certified by the National Board For Professional Teaching Standards and 39% possessing an advanced degree. Enloe HS Website
• Leesville Road High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school. It was built in 1993.
• Millbrook High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school
• Sanderson High School, full name Jesse O. Sanderson High School, is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school that serves grades nine through twelve. As of 2004-2005, the school has approximately 1,793 enrolled students and approximately 150 hired educators.
• Southeast Raleigh High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school with a Leadership & Technology Magnet Program. The school opened in July, 1997
• Wakefield High School is a co-educational secondary Wake County public high school that opened in August 2000, making it Raleigh's newest public high school.
• Public Middle Schools
• Carnage Middle School
• Carroll Middle School
• Daniels Middle School
• Dillard Drive Middle School
• Durant Road Middle School
• East Millbrook Middle School
• Ligon Middle School is a magnet middle school which is in Raleigh, NC. It boasts a large number of elective choices, about 100-200 choices, and has an AG program. The electives are everywhere from dance, to yoga, to forensics, to stained glass, to band, to computer programming. Students get enriched with a variety of electives to choose from, and this is what draws them to the school, other than that there are great teachers. The orchestra played at Carnegie Hall several times. This magnet as people call it really draws people to the school and other schools like it.
• Martin Middle School
• West Millbrook Middle School
• Public Elementary Schools
• Brooks Elementary
• Durant Road Elementary
• Fuller GT Magnet Elementary
• Green Year Round Elementary
• Lacy Elementary
• Lynn Road Elementary
• Olds Elementary
• Poe Elementary
• Underwood Elementary
• Wiley Elementary

Private education

• Private High Schools
• Ravenscroft High School
• Cardinal Gibbons High School
• Hale High School
• Saint Mary's High School
• Raleigh Christian Academy
• Wake Christian Academy
• Friendship Christian School