Growth One-Stop Info Center

The Big Picture

Graph showing enrollement: past , current, and projected.

Growth, and the challenges it brings, is not a new phenomenon in Wake County. The articles here discuss past, present and future growth, and the steps WCPSS has taken to meet the challenges growth creates.

Acute Growth Continues

Wake County has become the fastest growing county in North Carolina, adding 22,000 people annually. Read on to find out what this has meant and will mean for the School System.

Options for Providing Classroom Seats

A discussion of the many ways WCPSS uses to provide classroom seats for its rapidly increasing student population.

Long-range Planning Update

Since 2004, WCPSS has been working to upgrade its long-range planning capabilities - read on to learn more.

Driving the Superintendent's Plan for Student Success

Enrollment growth is driving the Superintendent's 2006-07 Plan for Student Success. Although the need for new schools is receiving a good deal of attention, budgeting for growth goes beyond the brick and mortar.