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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
501White Oak ElementaryCape CarteretCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary784
502Kannapolis Middle School 7/8KannapolisKannapolis City SchoolsMiddle782
503Carl A Furr ElementaryConcordCabarrus County SchoolsElementary782
504Carolina Charter AcademyAngierCarolina Charter Academy: CFAElementary782
505E Melvin Honeycutt ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary782
506Eastern Wayne HighGoldsboroWayne County Public SchoolsHigh781
507Northern Guilford MiddleGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsMiddle780
508River Mill AcademyGrahamRiver Mill AcademyCombined780
509Stoney Point ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary780
510Fairmont HighFairmontPublic Schools of Robeson CountyHigh780
511Magnolia ElementaryLumbertonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary779
512Cedar Fork ElementaryMorrisvilleWake County SchoolsElementary778
513A G Cox MiddleWintervillePitt County SchoolsMiddle778
514Farmville Central HighFarmvillePitt County SchoolsHigh778
515Sycamore Creek ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary778
516Greensboro AcademyGreensboroGreensboro AcademyElementary777
517Pine Hollow MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle776
518Quality Education AcademyWinston-SalemQuality Education AcademyCombined776
519Salem ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary776
520Ledford Senior HighThomasvilleDavidson County SchoolsHigh776
521Huntingtowne Farms ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary776
522Roanoke Rapids High SchoolRoanoke RapidsRoanoke Rapids City SchoolsHigh776
523Greene Central HighSnow HillGreene County SchoolsHigh776
524Prospect ElementaryMaxtonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary775
525North Lincoln MiddleDenverLincoln County SchoolsMiddle774
526South Lakes ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary774
527Summerfield Charter AcademySummerfieldSummerfield Charter AcademyElementary774
528East Forsyth Middle SchoolKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle772
529Fuquay-Varina ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary772
530Zebulon MiddleZebulonWake County SchoolsMiddle772
531Matthews Charter AcademyMatthewsMatthews Charter AcademyElementary771
532George L Carrington MiddleDurhamDurham Public SchoolsMiddle771
533East Hoke MiddleRaefordHoke County SchoolsMiddle771
534John M Morehead HighEdenRockingham County SchoolsHigh771
535South Charlotte MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle770
536Trexler MiddleRichlandsOnslow County SchoolsMiddle770
537Belmont MiddleBelmontGaston County SchoolsMiddle770
538Princeton ElementaryPrincetonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary770
539Westover MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsMiddle768
540West Iredell HighStatesvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsHigh767
541Ashe County HighWest JeffersonAshe County SchoolsHigh767
542Stallings ElementaryStallingsUnion County Public SchoolsElementary766
543Mountain Island Lake AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary766
544Bain ElementaryMint HillCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary766
545South Pine AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary765
546Porter Ridge ElementaryIndian TrailUnion County Public SchoolsElementary765
547Wayne Preparatory AcademyGoldsboroWayne PreparatoryCombined765
548Pearsontown ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary765
549Randleman Middle SchoolRandlemanRandolph County School SystemMiddle765
550Erwin MiddleSalisburyRowan-Salisbury SchoolsMiddle763
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