Original Research by School Decision on Wake Virtual High
Wake Virtual High is closed and no longer operating. The school was a public secondary institution located in Cary, served grades in the middle and high school range, and was operated by Wake County Schools. No enrollment, demographic, academic performance, or program data is available because the school is no longer in service.
For families in Cary seeking secondary education options, Wake County Schools continues to serve the area through its traditional public middle and high schools. Cary sits in a region of significant growth—it is a large suburban municipality in the Raleigh-Cary metro, shaped by proximity to Research Triangle Park and home to major employers like SAS Institute and Epic Games. The town has experienced multi-decade population growth and continues to expand through master-planned residential development and downtown infill around civic anchors such as Downtown Cary Park.
The district has undergone substantial changes in recent years. A school construction bond approved by voters in November 2022 is funding five new schools across the county, including a new high school serving west Cary and Morrisville that will open for the 2025–26 school year, paid for through a property-tax increase. Large-scale student reassignments have accompanied this growth—a November 2024 reassignment plan moved an estimated number of students across multiple schools to fill newly opened schools, and a November 2025 plan affecting additional schools and taking effect in 2026–27 continues this pattern. For families considering where to live or which school to attend, reassignment risk and calendar type (traditional versus year-round) remain major practical considerations in Wake County.
The district has also made pedagogical changes: all PreK–5 teachers have completed or are completing state-mandated LETRS training focused on Science of Reading instruction, marking a foundational shift in early literacy approaches across the elementary grades. Additionally, in June 2025 the Board of Education adopted a district-wide cellphone policy effective 2025–26, requiring elementary and middle school students to keep phones silenced and stored away throughout the day, with high schools permitted limited use.
Families interested in Wake County Schools' current secondary offerings should contact the district directly or visit individual school websites for program information, enrollment procedures, and enrollment details.
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