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Fastest-growing North Carolina public schools, 2017-2024

North Carolina public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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NORTH CAROLINA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
551Sampson MiddleClintonClinton City Schools6747034.3%
552Porter Ridge High SchoolIndian TrailUnion County Public Schools1,7351,8094.3%
553Piedmont Middle SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,0621,1084.3%
554West Oxford ElementaryOxfordGranville County Schools4995204.2%
555Scotts Ridge ElementaryApexWake County Schools8348694.2%
556Wilson Preparatory AcademyWilsonWilson Preparatory Academy6967254.2%
557Winterville Charter AcademyWintervilleWinterville Charter Academy5996244.2%
558Greenlee PrimarySpruce PineMitchell County Schools2362464.2%
559Princeton ElementaryPrincetonJohnston County Public Schools7407704.1%
560Morehead MontessoriDurhamDurham Public Schools2672784.1%
561Riverside HighDurhamDurham Public Schools1,8261,9004.1%
562Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolBuxtonDare County Schools3503644.0%
563Pinewood ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools5015214.0%
564Smithfield ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools6466724.0%
565Millbrook HighRaleighWake County Schools2,4012,4984.0%
566Providence High SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,0852,1673.9%
567Ronda-Clingman Elementary SchoolRondaWilkes County Schools3063183.9%
568Carrboro HighCarrboroChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools8528853.9%
569Franklinton HighFranklintonFranklin County Schools1,0851,1273.9%
570Union Grove ElementaryUnion GroveIredell-Statesville Schools2382473.8%
571Cleveland ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public Schools8208513.8%
572Lansdowne ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools5525733.8%
573North Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolNorth WilkesboroWilkes County Schools3173293.8%
574Wintergreen PrimaryGreenvillePitt County Schools7587863.7%
575Baucom ElementaryApexWake County Schools6516753.7%
576Clayton MiddleClaytonJohnston County Public Schools5876093.7%
577Bostian ElementaryChina GroveRowan-Salisbury Schools3303423.6%
578Farmville Central HighFarmvillePitt County Schools7517783.6%
579Selma ElementarySelmaJohnston County Public Schools7677943.5%
580Athens Drive HighRaleighWake County Schools2,0832,1563.5%
581Cedar Ridge HighHillsboroughOrange County Schools1,1091,1483.5%
582Lakewood ElementaryDurhamDurham Public Schools4244393.5%
583Pembroke MiddlePembrokePublic Schools of Robeson County6236453.5%
584Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolHampsteadPender County Schools5615803.4%
585Garinger High SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,8151,8773.4%
586West Columbus HighCerro GordoColumbus County Schools4444593.4%
587Ayden MiddleAydenPitt County Schools3533653.4%
588Junius H Rose HighGreenvillePitt County Schools1,5161,5683.4%
589Bruce Drysdale ElementaryHendersonvilleHenderson County Schools4584733.3%
590Uwharrie Ridge Six-TwelveTrinityRandolph County School System3964093.3%
591Ephesus ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools3974103.3%
592Southwest HighJacksonvilleOnslow County Schools7778033.3%
593Sandy Ridge ElementaryDurhamDurham Public Schools5705893.3%
594Startown ElementaryNewtonCatawba County Schools5235403.3%
595Lake Lure Classical AcademyLake LureLake Lure Classical Academy4664813.2%
596Weddington Hills ElementaryConcordCabarrus County Schools1,0061,0383.2%
597Albert H Bangert ElementaryNew BernCraven County Board of Education4324463.2%
598Cook Literacy Model SchoolWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools2212283.2%
599White Plains ElementaryMount AirySurry County Schools3183283.1%
600Sylvan ElementarySnow CampAlamance-Burlington Schools2892983.1%
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