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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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#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
601	Draughn High School	Valdese	Burke County Schools	641	661	3.1%
602	White Plains Elementary	Mount Airy	Surry County Schools	318	328	3.1%
603	Sand Hill-Venable Elem	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	572	590	3.1%
604	Kingswood Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	414	427	3.1%
605	John Van Lindley Elementary	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	506	521	3.0%
606	Polk Central Elementary School	Mill Spring	Polk County Schools	368	379	3.0%
607	Highland Renaissance Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	430	443	3.0%
608	North Forsyth Magnet High	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,052	1,084	3.0%
609	Red Oak Middle	Battleboro	Nash County Public Schools	816	840	2.9%
610	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Mooresboro	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	1,293	1,330	2.9%
611	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	513	528	2.9%
612	Southern Middle	Roxboro	Person County Schools	443	456	2.9%
613	Ashbrook High	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	1,347	1,386	2.9%
614	Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Gaston	Northampton County Schools	276	284	2.9%
615	Greensboro Academy	Greensboro	Greensboro Academy	756	777	2.8%
616	Mooresville High School	Mooresville	Mooresville Graded School District	1,870	1,923	2.8%
617	Jamestown Elementary	Jamestown	Guilford County Schools	441	453	2.7%
618	Macon Middle School	Franklin	Macon County Schools	561	576	2.7%
619	Elkin Elementary	Elkin	Elkin City Schools	655	673	2.7%
620	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham	Durham Public Schools	370	380	2.7%
621	Bethel Elementary	Canton	Haywood County Schools	523	537	2.7%
622	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	1,566	1,608	2.7%
623	Monroeton Elementary	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	480	493	2.7%
624	Piney Grove Elementary	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	619	635	2.6%
625	Eastover-Central Elementary	Eastover	Cumberland County Schools	391	401	2.6%
626	Love Memorial Elementary	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Schools	307	315	2.6%
627	Winget Park Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	660	677	2.6%
628	York Chester Middle	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	388	398	2.6%
629	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	1,135	1,165	2.6%
630	Spring Hill Middle	Laurinburg	Scotland County Schools	578	593	2.6%
631	Salemburg Elementary	Salemburg	Sampson County Schools	490	502	2.4%
632	Wittenburg Elementary	Taylorsville	Alexander County Schools	287	294	2.4%
633	North Buncombe Elementary	Weaverville	Buncombe County Schools	579	593	2.4%
634	Rockfish Elementary	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	666	682	2.4%
635	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	348	356	2.3%
636	Myers Park High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	3,156	3,225	2.2%
637	Lewisville Elementary	Lewisville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	578	591	2.2%
638	Cape Fear High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	1,482	1,515	2.2%
639	Cove Creek Elementary	Vilas	Watauga County Schools	283	289	2.1%
640	North Davie Middle	Mocksville	Davie County Schools	435	444	2.1%
641	Trexler Middle	Richlands	Onslow County Schools	754	770	2.1%
642	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City	Rutherford County Schools	450	459	2.0%
643	Chaloner Middle School	Roanoke Rapids	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	593	605	2.0%
644	South Topsail Elementary	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	606	618	2.0%
645	Bethany Elementary	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	450	459	2.0%
646	Alexander Wilson Elementary	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	597	609	2.0%
647	Reidsville Middle	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	533	543	1.9%
648	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	636	648	1.9%
649	Rocky River High School	Mint Hill	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,534	1,562	1.8%
650	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	762	776	1.8%

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