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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

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
651	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	442	450	1.8%
652	Rocky River High School	Mint Hill	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,534	1,562	1.8%
653	Roxboro Community School	Roxboro	Roxboro Community School	714	727	1.8%
654	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	683	695	1.8%
655	Clyde Elementary	Clyde	Haywood County Schools	514	523	1.8%
656	McAlpine Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	526	535	1.7%
657	Mount Pleasant Middle	Mount Pleasant	Cabarrus County Schools	649	660	1.7%
658	North Graham Elementary	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	356	362	1.7%
659	Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	Harnett County Schools	745	758	1.7%
660	John R Griffin Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	1,008	1,024	1.6%
661	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	308	313	1.6%
662	Rockingham Co Early College High	Wentworth	Rockingham County Schools	339	344	1.5%
663	Bunn Middle	Bunn	Franklin County Schools	609	618	1.5%
664	South Brunswick High	Southport	Brunswick County Schools	1,137	1,154	1.5%
665	Rockingham County Middle	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	740	750	1.4%
666	Forsyth Academy	Winston-Salem	Forsyth Academy	719	729	1.4%
667	Summerfield Charter Academy	Summerfield	Summerfield Charter Academy	763	774	1.4%
668	Pine Lake Preparatory	Mooresville	Pine Lake Preparatory	1,862	1,888	1.4%
669	North Chatham Elementary	Chapel Hill	Chatham County Schools	580	588	1.4%
670	Saint Stephens High	Hickory	Catawba County Schools	1,251	1,268	1.4%
671	Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	514	521	1.4%
672	Butler Avenue Elementary	Clinton	Clinton City Schools	463	469	1.3%
673	John W Jones Elementary	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	593	601	1.3%
674	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton	Catawba County Schools	476	482	1.3%
675	Franklin Academy	Wake Forest	Franklin Academy	1,639	1,660	1.3%
676	John R Lawrence Elementary School	Archdale	Randolph County School System	389	394	1.3%
677	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point	Guilford County Schools	744	753	1.2%
678	Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	690	698	1.2%
679	Terry Sanford High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	1,187	1,201	1.2%
680	Otis L Hairston Sr Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	650	658	1.2%
681	Kennedy Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	978	990	1.2%
682	White Oak Elementary	Edenton	Edenton-Chowan Schools	482	488	1.2%
683	Weaverville Primary	Weaverville	Buncombe County Schools	242	245	1.2%
684	The International School at Gregory	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	508	514	1.2%
685	Research Triangle Charter	Durham	Research Triangle Charter	702	710	1.1%
686	Statesville High	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	980	991	1.1%
687	West Brunswick High	Shallotte	Brunswick County Schools	1,450	1,466	1.1%
688	Williams Elementary	Swannanoa	Buncombe County Schools	446	451	1.1%
689	Gov's Village STEM (Lower)	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	776	784	1.0%
690	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	866	875	1.0%
691	Northwest Elementary	Kinston	Lenoir County Public Schools	499	504	1.0%
692	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield	Johnston County Public Schools	489	494	1.0%
693	Magellan Charter	Raleigh	Magellan Charter	407	411	1.0%
694	Wellcome Middle	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	387	391	1.0%
695	Hemby Bridge Elementary	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	486	491	1.0%
696	Thomasville Middle	Thomasville	Thomasville City Schools	495	500	1.0%
697	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic	Rutherford County Schools	215	217	0.9%
698	Dillard Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	316	319	0.9%
699	J F Kennedy High	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	329	332	0.9%
700	Voyager Academy	Durham	Voyager Academy	1,348	1,360	0.9%

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