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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
601Turrentine MiddleBurlingtonAlamance-Burlington SchoolsMiddle739
602Lincoln ElementaryLelandBrunswick County SchoolsElementary738
603Wallace-Rose Hill HighTeacheyDuplin County SchoolsHigh738
604East Lincoln MiddleIron StationLincoln County SchoolsMiddle738
605Shepherd ElementaryMooresvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary738
606Renaissance West STEAM AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary737
607University Meadows ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary737
608Margaret B. Pollard MiddleChapel HillChatham County SchoolsMiddle736
609Alamance Community SchoolHaw RiverAlamance Community SchoolElementary736
610Holly Ridge ElementaryHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsElementary735
611Southeast MiddleKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle733
612Elon Park ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary732
613Heide Trask HighRocky PointPender County SchoolsHigh732
614Spring Creek HighSeven SpringsWayne County Public SchoolsHigh732
615East Millbrook MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle731
616Western Guilford MiddleGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsMiddle731
617Whitewater MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle731
618West Lincoln HighLincolntonLincoln County SchoolsHigh731
619North Ridge ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary730
620North Duplin ElementaryMt. OliveDuplin County SchoolsElementary730
621Weatherstone ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary730
622Parkside ElementaryMorrisvilleWake County SchoolsElementary730
623Forsyth AcademyWinston-SalemForsyth AcademyElementary729
624Wesley Chapel ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary729
625Riverwood ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary728
626Carver HighWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsHigh728
627Gray Stone DayMisenheimerGray Stone Day SchoolHigh728
628Oak Grove MiddleWinston-SalemDavidson County SchoolsMiddle727
629Roxboro Community SchoolRoxboroRoxboro Community SchoolHigh727
630Waynesville MiddleWaynesvilleHaywood County SchoolsMiddle727
631Matthews ElementaryMatthewsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary726
632Midway HighNewton GroveSampson County SchoolsHigh726
633Wilson Preparatory AcademyWilsonWilson Preparatory AcademyCombined725
634Koontz IntermediateAshevilleBuncombe County SchoolsMiddle725
635Newton-Conover HighNewtonNewton Conover City SchoolsHigh724
636Lake Myra ElementaryWendellWake County SchoolsElementary722
637Broad Creek MiddleNewportCarteret County Public SchoolsMiddle722
638South Lenoir HighDeep RunLenoir County Public SchoolsHigh721
639Southwest ElementaryJacksonvilleOnslow County SchoolsElementary720
640West Bladen HighBladenboroBladen County SchoolsHigh720
641Benson ElementaryBensonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary719
642Wilkes Central High SchoolWilkesboroWilkes County SchoolsHigh719
643Berewick ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary717
644Wallburg ElementaryWinston-SalemDavidson County SchoolsElementary717
645West Pine MiddleWest EndMoore County SchoolsMiddle717
646The Franklin School of InnovationAshevilleThe Franklin School of InnovationHigh717
647Rolesville Charter AcademyRolesvilleRolesville Charter AcademyElementary716
648Gate City CharterGreensboroGate City Charter AcademyElementary715
649Morton ElementaryJacksonvilleOnslow County SchoolsElementary715
650Sedge Garden ElementaryKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary714
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