Taxpayers should thank Raleigh Charter High School for accommodating their 530 students without tapping additional capital funds from the city, county, or state. (They are prohibited from doing so.)

And if the $6.3 million United Methodist Office Building on Glenwood Avenue is good enough for one of the best high schools in the nation, why aren’t similar buildings good enough for Wake County students? Wake’s newest high school, Heritage High School, had a price tag of $62.7 million.