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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
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
501Paw Creek ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary784
502E Melvin Honeycutt ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary782
503Carolina Charter AcademyAngierCarolina Charter Academy: CFAElementary782
504Kannapolis Middle School 7/8KannapolisKannapolis City SchoolsMiddle782
505Carl A Furr ElementaryConcordCabarrus County SchoolsElementary782
506Eastern Wayne HighGoldsboroWayne County Public SchoolsHigh781
507River Mill AcademyGrahamRiver Mill AcademyCombined780
508Fairmont HighFairmontPublic Schools of Robeson CountyHigh780
509Northern Guilford MiddleGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsMiddle780
510Stoney Point ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary780
511Magnolia ElementaryLumbertonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary779
512Sycamore Creek ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary778
513Farmville Central HighFarmvillePitt County SchoolsHigh778
514A G Cox MiddleWintervillePitt County SchoolsMiddle778
515Cedar Fork ElementaryMorrisvilleWake County SchoolsElementary778
516Greensboro AcademyGreensboroGreensboro AcademyElementary777
517Huntingtowne Farms ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary776
518Greene Central HighSnow HillGreene County SchoolsHigh776
519Ledford Senior HighThomasvilleDavidson County SchoolsHigh776
520Pine Hollow MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle776
521Salem ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary776
522Quality Education AcademyWinston-SalemQuality Education AcademyCombined776
523Roanoke Rapids High SchoolRoanoke RapidsRoanoke Rapids City SchoolsHigh776
524Prospect ElementaryMaxtonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary775
525North Lincoln MiddleDenverLincoln County SchoolsMiddle774
526Summerfield Charter AcademySummerfieldSummerfield Charter AcademyElementary774
527South Lakes ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary774
528Fuquay-Varina ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary772
529Zebulon MiddleZebulonWake County SchoolsMiddle772
530East Forsyth Middle SchoolKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle772
531East Hoke MiddleRaefordHoke County SchoolsMiddle771
532George L Carrington MiddleDurhamDurham Public SchoolsMiddle771
533Matthews Charter AcademyMatthewsMatthews Charter AcademyElementary771
534John M Morehead HighEdenRockingham County SchoolsHigh771
535Princeton ElementaryPrincetonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary770
536South Charlotte MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle770
537Trexler MiddleRichlandsOnslow County SchoolsMiddle770
538Belmont MiddleBelmontGaston County SchoolsMiddle770
539Westover MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsMiddle768
540Ashe County HighWest JeffersonAshe County SchoolsHigh767
541West Iredell HighStatesvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsHigh767
542Bain ElementaryMint HillCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary766
543Mountain Island Lake AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary766
544Stallings ElementaryStallingsUnion County Public SchoolsElementary766
545Randleman Middle SchoolRandlemanRandolph County School SystemMiddle765
546Pearsontown ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary765
547Porter Ridge ElementaryIndian TrailUnion County Public SchoolsElementary765
548South Pine AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary765
549Wayne Preparatory AcademyGoldsboroWayne PreparatoryCombined765
550R-S Central High SchoolRutherfordtonRutherford County SchoolsHigh763
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