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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
851Ed V Baldwin ElementaryHope MillsCumberland County SchoolsElementary634
852Heritage ElementaryWake ForestWake County SchoolsElementary634
853West Caldwell HighLenoirCaldwell County SchoolsHigh634
854Walkertown ElementaryWalkertownWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary633
855Woodlawn MiddleMebaneAlamance-Burlington SchoolsMiddle633
856Sherrills Ford ElementarySherrills FordCatawba County SchoolsElementary633
857Lake Wylie ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary633
858Coats ElementaryCoatsHarnett County SchoolsElementary633
859Northwoods Park MiddleJacksonvilleOnslow County SchoolsMiddle633
860Indian Trail ElementaryIndian TrailUnion County Public SchoolsElementary633
861G R Edwards ElementaryRocky MountNash County Public SchoolsElementary632
862Culbreth MiddleChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsMiddle632
863Coulwood STEM AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle632
864H J MacDonald MiddleNew BernCraven County Board of EducationMiddle632
865Littlefield MiddleLumbertonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyMiddle632
866Kings Mountain MiddleKings MountainCleveland County SchoolsMiddle631
867Maureen Joy Charter SchoolDurhamMaureen Joy CharterElementary631
868C M Eppes MiddleGreenvillePitt County SchoolsMiddle631
869Louisburg Magnet HighLouisburgFranklin County SchoolsHigh630
870Manning Elementary SchoolRoanoke RapidsRoanoke Rapids City SchoolsElementary630
871East Burke MiddleConnelly SpringsBurke County SchoolsMiddle630
872Emereau: BladenElizabethtownEmereau: BladenElementary629
873Rea View ElementaryWaxhawUnion County Public SchoolsElementary629
874Millennium Charter AcademyMount AiryMillennium Charter AcademyCombined628
875Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee CountySanfordAscend Leadership Academy: Lee CountyHigh628
876Southeast MiddleSalisburyRowan-Salisbury SchoolsMiddle628
877Florence ElementaryHigh PointGuilford County SchoolsElementary628
878Don D Steed ElementaryRaefordHoke County SchoolsElementary628
879Shallotte MiddleShallotteBrunswick County SchoolsMiddle627
880Jones Dairy ElementaryWake ForestWake County SchoolsElementary627
881A T Allen ElementaryConcordCabarrus County SchoolsElementary626
882Movement Charter SchoolCharlotteMovement FreedomElementary625
883Northwest ElementaryLexingtonDavidson County SchoolsElementary625
884Shawboro Elementary SchoolShawboroCurrituck County SchoolsElementary625
885Winterville Charter AcademyWintervilleWinterville Charter AcademyElementary624
886East Rutherford High SchoolBosticRutherford County SchoolsHigh623
887Guilford ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary623
888Altamahaw-Ossipee ElementaryElonAlamance-Burlington SchoolsElementary623
889Northern Guilford ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary622
890Creekside ElementaryWintervillePitt County SchoolsElementary622
891Griffith ElementaryWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary621
892Newport ElementaryNewportCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary621
893Telra InstituteCharlotteTelra InstituteCombined621
894Southern Guilford MiddleGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsMiddle620
895Mount Airy HighMount AiryMount Airy City SchoolsHigh620
896Southern MiddleAberdeenMoore County SchoolsMiddle620
897Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh619
898Ogden ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary619
899W C Friday Middle SchoolDallasGaston County SchoolsMiddle618
900Springmore ElementaryShelbyCleveland County SchoolsElementary618
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