Cary Academy

1500 N Harrison Avenue, Cary, NC, 27513-0275 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Overview:

 
Cary Academy
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools
State or regional independent school association
Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 12
County Wake County, NC
Student Body
Total Students 698 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(NC) School Avg.
% Students of Color 15% 18%
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 101 students
Grade 7 - 100 students
Grade 8 - 99 students
Grade 9 - 106 students
Grade 10 - 103 students
Grade 11 - 101 students
Grade 12 - 88 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 72 teachers
This School
(NC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:9 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Admission Deadline None / Rolling

In the News:

  • History Comes Alive At Cary Academy (MyNC.com)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:35:06 pm
    Cary Academy traditionally honors Veterans Day through a ceremony, but this year they wanted to do something a little different.
  • History Comes Alive At Cary Academy (NBC 17 Raleigh)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:24:00 pm
    Cary Academy traditionally honors Veterans Day through a ceremony, but this year they wanted to do something a little different. At the beginning of school, teachers began organizing an event for nearly two dozen veterans from major U.S. wars to speak to groups of students. "Nobody particularly cares to go to war," Robert Patton, an Army veteran of World War II, said. Patton was one of the ten ...
  • Wildcats repeat in field hockey (The Chapel Hill News)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:05:04 am
    Perhaps the only thing better than playing for a state championship team is coaching your old school to a title.
  • Helpingstine & Kimbrough win state tennis title (The Chapel Hill News)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:07:13 am
    Tori Helpingstine and Hannah Kimbrough of Chapel Hill High School won the NCHSAA tennis doubles championship last weekend, helping one cap her high school career and the other to take something special with her when she leaves later this year.
  • Upcoming (The Chapel Hill News)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:06:22 am
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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (27513)
School Zip (27513)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 37,119 people 8,047,333 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 70% 24%
Population Average Age 33 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $72,436 $43,285
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 17 years old 31 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (27513)


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% Owning / % Renting 67% / 33% 65% / 35%

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