What has the economic diversity policy done for Wake County?
Wake County’s diversity policy has earned us national acclaim. The quality of our schools has been one of the chief reasons Wake County is on the top of the various “best places to live” lists. This has brought us prosperity and jobs. Companies and families want to relocate here because they know we have a well-educated work force, and because they know they can live anywhere in the county and attend good public schools. The Wake County schools are a tremendous bargain. Despite our low spending, our students consistently score among the highest in the state. Wake County’s spending per pupil ranked 85th among the 115 school systems in the state, but our 2009 SAT scores were the 4th highest among the 115 school systems. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/reporting/sat/2009/satreport2009.pdf Wake County Schools have the highest number of National Board Certified teachers of any school system in the country. Our diversity policy has contributed to the high quality of our fa
