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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
151	Lucy Ragsdale High	Jamestown	Guilford County Schools	High	1,292
152	West Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,290
153	Watauga High	Boone	Watauga County Schools	High	1,289
154	Northern High	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	1,281
155	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,277
156	Triton High	Erwin	Harnett County Schools	High	1,274
157	South Caldwell High	Hudson	Caldwell County Schools	High	1,272
158	Sun Valley High	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	High	1,272
159	Piedmont High	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	High	1,270
160	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Huntersville	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Combined	1,269
161	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Combined	1,268
162	Saint Stephens High	Hickory	Catawba County Schools	High	1,268
163	East Wake Academy	Zebulon	East Wake Academy	Combined	1,265
164	South Academy of International Languages	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	1,259
165	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Holly Springs	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Elementary	1,258
166	Alexander Central High	Taylorsville	Alexander County Schools	High	1,254
167	Herbert Akins Road Middle	Fuquay-Varina	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,253
168	White Oak High	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	High	1,252
169	Northern Guilford High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	1,251
170	Western Guilford High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	1,243
171	IC Imagine	Asheville	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	Combined	1,239
172	Westover High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,234
173	Swansboro High	Swansboro	Onslow County Schools	High	1,232
174	Sallie B Howard School	Wilson	Sallie B Howard School	Combined	1,228
175	Asheville High	Asheville	Asheville City Schools	High	1,221
176	Randolph Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,215
177	Monroe High	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	High	1,215
178	Jay M Robinson High	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,210
179	Southeast Guilford High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	1,209
180	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Kernersville	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Combined	1,209
181	Walter M Williams High	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	1,206
182	Southwest Middle School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,205
183	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204
184	Harding University High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	1,204
185	Terry Sanford High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,201
186	Eastern Guilford High	Gibsonville	Guilford County Schools	High	1,200
187	Alexander Graham Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,187
188	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187
189	Davidson K-8 School	Davidson	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	1,185
190	Southern Lee High School	Sanford	Lee County Schools	High	1,180
191	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Shelby	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Combined	1,178
192	Reynolds High	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,169
193	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	High	1,165
194	Person High	Roxboro	Person County Schools	High	1,165
195	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164
196	Orange High	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	High	1,161
197	South Brunswick High	Southport	Brunswick County Schools	High	1,154
198	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	High	1,148
199	Southern Alamance High	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	1,148
200	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	Gaston	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	Combined	1,143

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