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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
901	South Topsail Elementary	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	Elementary	618
902	Springmore Elementary	Shelby	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	618
903	Old Town Elementary	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	617
904	Allen Middle	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	Middle	617
905	E B Aycock Middle	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	Middle	617
906	Walkertown Middle	Walkertown	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	617
907	Southwood Elementary	Lexington	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	616
908	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Waynesville	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Combined	616
909	J. H. Gunn Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	616
910	Youngsville Academy	Youngsville	Youngsville Academy	Combined	615
911	Waxhaw Elementary	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	615
912	Belmont Elementary School	Roanoke Rapids	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Elementary	614
913	West Craven Middle	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	Middle	614
914	South View Middle	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	614
915	Mountain View Intermediate	Franklin	Macon County Schools	Middle	614
916	Landis Elementary	Landis	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	613
917	Brassfield Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	613
918	Cliffdale Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	613
919	J E Holmes Middle	Eden	Rockingham County Schools	Middle	612
920	East Mooresville Intermediate	Mooresville	Mooresville Graded School District	Elementary	612
921	Scurlock Elementary	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	Elementary	611
922	Bethel Elementary	Midland	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	611
923	Emma B Trask Middle	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	611
924	West Rowan Elementary	Cleveland	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	611
925	Virginia Williamson Elem	Bolivia	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	610
926	Parkway Elementary	Boone	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	610
927	Nations Ford Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	610
928	Alexander Wilson Elementary	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	609
929	Clayton Middle	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609
930	North Duplin Jr Sr High	Mt. Olive	Duplin County Schools	High	609
931	Valor Preparatory Academy	Concord	Valor Preparatory Academy	Combined	608
932	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608
933	Mills River Elementary	Mills River	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	608
934	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Cherokee	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Elementary	607
935	Rockingham Middle	Rockingham	Richmond County Schools	Middle	606
936	Rockfish Hoke Elementary	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	Elementary	606
937	North Moore High	Robbins	Moore County Schools	High	605
938	Chaloner Middle School	Roanoke Rapids	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Middle	605
939	Reedy Creek Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	605
940	Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	605
941	Carpenter Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	604
942	First Flight Middle School	Kill Devil Hills	Dare County Schools	Middle	604
943	Sandy Grove Middle	Lumber Bridge	Hoke County Schools	Middle	604
944	David Cox Road Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	604
945	Brogden Middle	Dudley	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	603
946	Greene County Middle	Snow Hill	Greene County Schools	Middle	602
947	Stanley Middle	Stanley	Gaston County Schools	Middle	602
948	New Century Middle	Cameron	Moore County Schools	Middle	602
949	John W Jones Elementary	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	601
950	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory	Catawba County Schools	Middle	601

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