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