The Triangle is full of enriching educational opportunities for children with all types of needs.   It is an exciting place for those who highly value education to call home because of excellent public school systems, abundant private school selection, and proximity of major universities.  The List below is meant to show the diversity of schools in the area.  We do not endorse and specific school.  To Find out more about specific school information we recommend you go to the Great Schools website at www.greatschools.com.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Wake County
Wake County has one consolidated school system with 95+ campuses in Raleigh, Cary and surrounding communities. The Wake County system is the second-largest in the state and the 44th largest in the nation. There are differences between the schools even though they are part of one countywide system. The Wake County system distinguishes itself with its school of choice program, allowing parents to choose between traditional school or the magnet program.

Durham Public School System
The Durham Public School District serves all of Durham County as well as the city of Durham. The Durham public school system has over 43 campuses. It is the sixth-largest system in the state and next to Wake County, the fastest-growing system in North Carolina. All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools
The Chapel Hill Carrboro public school system has over 10 campuses. Although Chapel Hill and Carrboro are separate towns run by different governments, they share one superb school system. Residential districts for elementary and junior high students determine the school of enrollment. All high school students attend one of two highly-rated high schools. Attendance zones are revised when necessary to maintain enrollment balance. The district includes some of the area surrounding the city limits. Students outside the district attend schools in Orange, Durham or Chatham counties.

Orange County Public Schools

Johnston County Schools

Harnett County Schools

Chatham County Schools

UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Duke University
Duke University is ranked sixth in the nation among colleges and universities. It is a private college and maintains a highly selective admissions policy. About 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students attend eight major schools and colleges on two campuses. More than 86 percent of the undergraduate students come from outside North Carolina. Graduate programs are offered in the arts, sciences and engineering. Professional schools offer degrees in business, medicine, divinity, forestry, law and nursing. The Duke Medical Center serves as a teaching hospital for Duke Medical School.

North Carolina State University
North Carolina state University is among the top universities for research in theoretical and applied sciences. With 27,000 students, primarily for North Carolina, State is the largest of the educational institutions in the consolidated University of North Carolina system. The academic programs are organized into ten schools, with the largest enrollment in the engineering program. Programs are offered in 90 undergraduate fields, 75 masters and 48 doctoral degrees. Eight professional degrees are also noted. State's School of Textiles is not only the largest in the country that is considered to be the best by those in the industry. State's curriculum also includes forestry, humanities, social sciences, physical and mathematical sciences, veterinary medicine and education.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina is ranked in the top 10 of all colleges and universities. It is the hub of a 16 campus consolidated university and is the most comprehensive university in the state. Established in 1795, UNC is the first state supported institution in the nation. Carolina enrolls over 24,000 students in 14 colleges and schools. More than 70 departments and related centers provide instruction in over 100 fields. Curriculum offerings lead to 22 different undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. UNC hospitals serves as the teaching facility for the UNC Medical School. Carolina's School of Dentistry is one of the nation's best. The Law, Business and Medical graduate schools rank in the nation's top 20.

East Carolina University - Greenville, NC

Wake Forest University - Winston Salem, NC