Schools & Universities
Public Schools K-12
K-12 schools are very important to anyone considering a move who has kids. Even if you don’t have little ones, the school district your home is located in is still important for future resale possibilities. Fortunately, the Wake County public school system is really good overall and most popular communities have very good schools. Here are a few links that will help you explore and research the area public schools.
Wake County Public Schools - The official site of the Wake County Public School System
Wake County School Assignment Finder - This tool from Wake County Public Schools allows you to quickly enter an address and get an up-to-date list of schools assigned to that address.
Wake County School Lunch Menu - Click here to get the current lunch menu for your child’s school
NC School Report Cards - This site is an official North Carolina Public School web site with the ability to generate statistics for any public school in the state. Search for any NC public school and get a “report card” which includes important information such as student performance, class size, school safety, and teacher quality. Print report cards for various schools and see how they measure up.
Public Schools of North Carolina - This is the official site of the NC Department of Public Instruction
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Universities
The greater Raleigh area is very well known for it’s excellent universities…. and the sports rivalries that are a really fun part of the local community.
NC State University - NCSU, located in Raleigh, is the home of the Wolfpack and is known as a school of excellence in the fields of Engineering and Veterinarian Medicine.
University of North Carolina - UNC, home of the Tarheels, is another excellent state operated university and is located in Chapel Hill North Carolina. UNC has an excellent Business School, School of Journalism, and a School of Medicine and large teaching hospital.
Duke University - Duke, home of the Blue Devils, is a private university that is commonly referred to as the Harvard of the south. The Duke Fuqua School of Business is well respected around the world and turns out business leaders in all disciplines. Other well known departments are the Divinity School, Engineering School, and a teaching hospital and School of Medicine.
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In addition to these major universities, the Raleigh area is home to many other fine continuing education schools and universities.
Wake Technical Community College
Mount Olive College at the Triangle
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