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Largest North Carolina public schools by enrollment

North Carolina public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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NORTH CAROLINA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Myers Park High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,225
2	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,036
3	Apex Friendship High	Apex	Wake County Schools	High	2,748
4	Enloe High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	2,643
5	Wake Preparatory Academy	Wake Forest	Wake Preparatory Academy	Combined	2,617
6	Panther Creek High	Cary	Wake County Schools	High	2,609
7	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,534
8	William Amos Hough High	Cornelius	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,518
9	Millbrook High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	2,498
10	Apex High	Apex	Wake County Schools	High	2,449
11	East Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,422
12	Leesville Road High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	2,411
13	Palisades High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,332
14	Rolesville High	Rolesville	Wake County Schools	High	2,321
15	Lincoln Charter School	Denver	Lincoln Charter School	Combined	2,316
16	Green Hope High	Cary	Wake County Schools	High	2,304
17	Pinecrest High	Southern Pines	Moore County Schools	High	2,290
18	Green Level High	Cary	Wake County Schools	High	2,283
19	Emsley A Laney High	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,243
20	Julius L. Chambers High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,225
21	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina	Wake County Schools	High	2,223
22	Lake Norman Charter	Huntersville	Lake Norman Charter	Combined	2,222
23	C E Jordan High	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	2,189
24	Corinth Holders High	Wendell	Johnston County Public Schools	High	2,187
25	Union Academy	Monroe	Union Academy Charter School	Combined	2,186
26	Providence High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,167
27	Athens Drive High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	2,156
28	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	2,153
29	West Forsyth High	Clemmons	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,145
30	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Asheboro	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Combined	2,145
31	Ronald W Reagan High School	Pfafftown	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,122
32	Hoke County High	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	High	2,110
33	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Clayton	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Combined	2,082
34	John T Hoggard High	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,082
35	Mallard Creek High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,068
36	Wakefield High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	2,065
37	Northwest Guilford High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	2,055
38	Cary High	Cary	Wake County Schools	High	2,044
39	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest	Wake County Schools	High	2,043
40	Independence High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,024
41	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs	Wake County Schools	High	2,018
42	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,008
43	Overhills High	Spring Lake	Harnett County Schools	High	1,981
44	Grimsley High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	1,967
45	Piedmont Community Charter School	Gastonia	Piedmont Community Charter	Combined	1,963
46	Marvin Ridge High	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	High	1,961
47	Topsail High	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	High	1,945
48	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,940
49	Clayton High	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929
50	Mooresville High School	Mooresville	Mooresville Graded School District	High	1,923

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