Raleigh, NC, Oct. 20, 2025 — When the Wake County Board of Commissioners met yesterday, one of the least-noticed items on its agenda quietly moved $18.5 million around the county’s school construction ledger, giving a boost to two big-ticket projects and redirecting the final dollars from older, completed ones.
The action, recommended by the Wake County Board of Education earlier in the month, drew no debate but represents a significant reshuffling inside the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the long-range plan that funds new schools, renovations, and major facility repairs across the Wake County Public School System.
The Winners: Morrisville High and Athens Drive High
Morrisville High School was the clear winner. The Board of Commissioners approved an additional $10 million, bringing the project’s total to roughly $19.8 million.
That money will help transform what was originally designed as a middle school into a new high school campus, complete with a parking deck, pedestrian bridge, and athletic stadium, track, and field…