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Best Schools · North Carolina · Fastest-growing

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
201Fairmont HighFairmontPublic Schools of Robeson County64978020.2%
202Anne Chesnutt MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County Schools39247019.9%
203Hope MiddleGreenvillePitt County Schools79595219.7%
204Bethware ElementaryKings MountainCleveland County Schools45854819.7%
205Lenoir County Early College HighKinstonLenoir County Public Schools20624619.4%
206Community School of DavidsonDavidsonCommunity School of Davidson1,3661,63119.4%
207Rea View ElementaryWaxhawUnion County Public Schools52862919.1%
208Parkside ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools36743719.1%
209Bladenboro PrimaryBladenboroBladen County Schools37644819.1%
210Perquimans County HighHertfordPerquimans County Schools46755619.1%
211Saint Pauls HighSaint PaulsPublic Schools of Robeson County9591,14219.1%
212Audrey W. Garrett ElementaryMebaneAlamance-Burlington Schools66078518.9%
213Speas ElementaryWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools66779318.9%
214Early College of Forsyth CoWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools25830618.6%
215West Stanly Middle SchoolLocustStanly County Schools55966218.4%
216Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryMount AiryMount Airy City Schools36543218.4%
217Conn ElementaryRaleighWake County Schools50359518.3%
218C M Eppes MiddleGreenvillePitt County Schools53463118.2%
219Woodlawn MiddleMebaneAlamance-Burlington Schools53663318.1%
220Mount Airy HighMount AiryMount Airy City Schools52562018.1%
221Shawboro Elementary SchoolShawboroCurrituck County Schools52962518.1%
222Oakwood Middle IB SchoolStatesvilleIredell-Statesville Schools43751618.1%
223Wake STEM Early College High SchoolCaryWake County Schools24929418.1%
224J N Fries Magnet SchoolConcordCabarrus County Schools64075518.0%
225PactolusGreenvillePitt County Schools55765718.0%
226G R WhitfieldGrimeslandPitt County Schools47556017.9%
227Cornatzer ElementaryMocksvilleDavie County Schools34640817.9%
228Hodge Road ElementaryKnightdaleWake County Schools44352217.8%
229Dixon HighHolly RidgeOnslow County Schools9211,08517.8%
230S Ray Lowder ElementaryLincolntonLincoln County Schools26030617.7%
231W H Robinson ElementaryWintervillePitt County Schools58869217.7%
232Fred L Wilson ElementaryKannapolisKannapolis City Schools35341517.6%
233Lincoln ElementaryLelandBrunswick County Schools62873817.5%
234China Grove MiddleChina GroveRowan-Salisbury Schools48757217.5%
235Central ElementaryElizabeth CityElizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools41248417.5%
236Smithfield-Selma HighSmithfieldJohnston County Public Schools1,3181,54817.5%
237W A Bess Elementary SchoolGastoniaGaston County Schools57467417.4%
238Walnut Cove Elementary SchoolWalnut CoveStokes County Schools25429817.3%
239Luther Nick Jeralds MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County Schools51660517.2%
240Midway ElementaryDunnSampson County Schools46053917.2%
241Shiloh Valley ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public Schools49057417.1%
242Pamlico County PrimaryBayboroPamlico County Schools28132917.1%
243E E Miller ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools56065617.1%
244Landis ElementaryLandisRowan-Salisbury Schools52461317.0%
245Kensington ElementaryWaxhawUnion County Public Schools77090117.0%
246Vandora Springs ElementaryGarnerWake County Schools49858216.9%
247East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2,0742,42216.8%
248Forrest W. Hunt Elementary SchoolForest CityRutherford County Schools39446016.8%
249Academy at SmithGreensboroGuilford County Schools21124616.6%
250Montclaire ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools43951216.6%
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