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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
601	Turrentine Middle	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Middle	739
602	Wallace-Rose Hill High	Teachey	Duplin County Schools	High	738
603	Shepherd Elementary	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	738
604	Lincoln Elementary	Leland	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	738
605	East Lincoln Middle	Iron Station	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	738
606	University Meadows Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	737
607	Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	737
608	Alamance Community School	Haw River	Alamance Community School	Elementary	736
609	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill	Chatham County Schools	Middle	736
610	Holly Ridge Elementary	Holly Springs	Wake County Schools	Elementary	735
611	Southeast Middle	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	733
612	Spring Creek High	Seven Springs	Wayne County Public Schools	High	732
613	Heide Trask High	Rocky Point	Pender County Schools	High	732
614	Elon Park Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	732
615	West Lincoln High	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Schools	High	731
616	East Millbrook Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Middle	731
617	Western Guilford Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	Middle	731
618	Whitewater Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	731
619	North Duplin Elementary	Mt. Olive	Duplin County Schools	Elementary	730
620	North Ridge Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730
621	Weatherstone Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730
622	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730
623	Forsyth Academy	Winston-Salem	Forsyth Academy	Elementary	729
624	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	729
625	Gray Stone Day	Misenheimer	Gray Stone Day School	High	728
626	Carver High	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	728
627	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728
628	Waynesville Middle	Waynesville	Haywood County Schools	Middle	727
629	Oak Grove Middle	Winston-Salem	Davidson County Schools	Middle	727
630	Roxboro Community School	Roxboro	Roxboro Community School	High	727
631	Midway High	Newton Grove	Sampson County Schools	High	726
632	Matthews Elementary	Matthews	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	726
633	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Wilson	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Combined	725
634	Koontz Intermediate	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	725
635	Newton-Conover High	Newton	Newton Conover City Schools	High	724
636	Broad Creek Middle	Newport	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	722
637	Lake Myra Elementary	Wendell	Wake County Schools	Elementary	722
638	South Lenoir High	Deep Run	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	721
639	Southwest Elementary	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	720
640	West Bladen High	Bladenboro	Bladen County Schools	High	720
641	Wilkes Central High School	Wilkesboro	Wilkes County Schools	High	719
642	Benson Elementary	Benson	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719
643	West Pine Middle	West End	Moore County Schools	Middle	717
644	Berewick Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	717
645	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville	The Franklin School of Innovation	High	717
646	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	717
647	Rolesville Charter Academy	Rolesville	Rolesville Charter Academy	Elementary	716
648	Gate City Charter	Greensboro	Gate City Charter Academy	Elementary	715
649	Morton Elementary	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	715
650	Sedge Garden Elementary	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	714

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