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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
101	Southwest Guilford High	High Point	Guilford County Schools	High	1,547
102	Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,533
103	Harnett Central High	Angier	Harnett County Schools	High	1,522
104	Cape Fear High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,515
105	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494
106	Olympic High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,483
107	Roberson High	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,479
108	West Brunswick High	Shallotte	Brunswick County Schools	High	1,466
109	Union Pines High	Cameron	Moore County Schools	High	1,462
110	South View High	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,461
111	Lee County High	Sanford	Lee County Schools	High	1,459
112	Gray's Creek High	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,458
113	Porter Ridge Middle School	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,447
114	Jacksonville High	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	High	1,441
115	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	1,438
116	New Hanover High	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,437
117	Hillside High	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	1,433
118	Mount Tabor High School	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,426
119	Community House Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,425
120	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419
121	Ballantyne Ridge High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,414
122	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412
123	James B Dudley High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	1,403
124	Robert B Glenn High School	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,396
125	Ashbrook High	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	High	1,386
126	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	1,384
127	McDowell High School	Marion	McDowell County Schools	High	1,379
128	Corvian Community School	Charlotte	Corvian Community School	Combined	1,376
129	Langtree Charter Academy	Mooresville	Langtree Charter Academy	Combined	1,376
130	Triad Math and Science Academy	Greensboro	Triad Math and Science Academy	Combined	1,374
131	Central Cabarrus High	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,369
132	Harris Road Middle	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,368
133	Richmond Senior High	Rockingham	Richmond County Schools	High	1,365
134	Voyager Academy	Durham	Voyager Academy	Combined	1,360
135	South Johnston High	Four Oaks	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,355
136	Ben L. Smith High School	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	1,348
137	Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	Greensboro	Cornerstone Charter Academy	Combined	1,343
138	Asheboro High	Asheboro	Asheboro City Schools	High	1,338
139	Queen's Grant Community School	Mint Hill	Queen's Grant Community School	Combined	1,335
140	Henderson Collegiate	Henderson	Henderson Collegiate	Combined	1,334
141	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,333
142	Seventy-First High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,332
143	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Mooresboro	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Combined	1,330
144	Western Harnett High	Lillington	Harnett County Schools	High	1,324
145	Weddington Middle	Matthews	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,324
146	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,323
147	Bailey Middle	Cornelius	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,315
148	Kings Mountain High	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County Schools	High	1,305
149	Freedom High	Morganton	Burke County Schools	High	1,299
150	Scotland High School	Laurinburg	Scotland County Schools	High	1,294

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