Gov Morehead School
301 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, NC, 27606 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Gov Morehead School
School Type Special education school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 12
County Wake County, NC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 71 students
% Male / % Female 55%  /  45%
Total Classroom Teachers 16 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 2 students
Grade 1 - 4 students
Grade 2 - 1 students
Grade 3 - 1 students
Grade 4 - 1 students
Grade 5 - 3 students
Grade 6 - 4 students
Grade 7 - 5 students
Grade 8 - 7 students
Grade 9 - 6 students
Grade 10 - 7 students
Grade 11 - 11 students
Grade 12 - 19 students
This School
(NC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:4 1:3
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NC) School Average
% American Indian 1% n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 3% 6%
% Black 46% 35%
% White 48% 55%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Nc For The Deaf School District
This School's Agency
(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 3 15
Number of Students Managed 294 students 7,408 students
District Total Revenue n/a $59,924,000
District Expenditure n/a $59,441,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $8,089
District Expenditure / Student n/a $8,024
In the News:
  • Smoothing the edges for many (New Bern Sun Journal)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 12:37:59 am
    As a social worker for the blind and visually impaired, Barbara Hansen taught people tricks for organizing paper money, identifying coins, or writing checks so they could do the things they thought they would no longer be able to do.
  • Morehead School remains open (The Wilson Times)
    posted on August 10, 2009 at 03:50:45 am
    Supporters of the Gov. Morehead School for the Blind were able to convince legislators to keep the Raleigh school open, at least for the immediate future. Members of the N.C. General Assembly had pla ...
  • Former judge dies at 86 (The News & Observer)
    posted on July 19, 2009 at 09:05:45 am
    Judge Robert Alfred "Fred" Hedrick, who served for 24 years on the N.C. Court of Appeals despite being unable to see, died Saturday morning at the age of 86.
  • Opponents rally to keep school for the blind open (WRAL.com Raleigh)
    posted on June 17, 2009 at 07:46:11 pm
    Lawmakers are considering closing the Gov. Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh to help erase a projected $4.5 billion shortfall.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (27606)
School Zip (27606)
(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 43,420 people 7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 56% 24%
Population Average Age 25 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $40,754 $39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 27 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (27606)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 41% / 59% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. Silver Valley Elementary School - 58 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
2. Martin Middle School - 999 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
3. Lacy Elementary School - 679 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
4. Olds Elementary School - 337 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
5. Combs Elementary School - 759 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
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