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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in North Carolina

1,514 public schools in North Carolina appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Perry W Harrison Elementary leads the list at -66.2%, against a median of -12.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,514

North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-66.2%

Median Enrollment change

-12.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Perry W Harrison Elementary	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	775	262	-66.2%
2	Charlotte Secondary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Secondary School	375	157	-58.1%
3	Cotswold Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	785	340	-56.7%
4	Reid Park Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	693	317	-54.3%
5	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	551	254	-53.9%
6	Northwood High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	1,367	634	-53.6%
7	University Park Creative Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	450	212	-52.9%
8	Fred A Anderson Elementary	Bayboro, NC	Pamlico County Schools	281	136	-51.6%
9	Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	672	330	-50.9%
10	Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Littleton, NC	Halifax County Schools	274	140	-48.9%
11	Allenbrook Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	514	267	-48.1%
12	Hayesville Elementary	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	536	280	-47.8%
13	Sandhills Farm Life Elementary	Carthage, NC	Moore County Schools	726	379	-47.8%
14	Gouge Primary	Bakersville, NC	Mitchell County Schools	265	144	-45.7%
15	Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	992	545	-45.1%
16	Piney Grove Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	790	441	-44.2%
17	Sycamore Lane Elementary	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	620	347	-44.0%
18	West Lake Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	1,219	687	-43.6%
19	J R Ingram Jr Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	735	419	-43.0%
20	Washington Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	373	214	-42.6%
21	Moncure School	Moncure, NC	Chatham County Schools	305	176	-42.3%
22	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	605	350	-42.1%
23	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	1,676	979	-41.6%
24	Druid Hills Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	488	288	-41.0%
25	Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad	Scotland Neck, NC	Halifax County Schools	237	140	-40.9%
26	Ellendale Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	283	168	-40.6%
27	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	976	584	-40.2%
28	NERSBA Early College	Jamesville, NC	NERSBA Early College	232	140	-39.7%
29	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	422	255	-39.6%
30	Patriots Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	1,049	636	-39.4%
31	Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	2,748	1,670	-39.2%
32	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	541	331	-38.8%
33	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	968	594	-38.6%
34	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	530	326	-38.5%
35	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	642	395	-38.5%
36	Overton Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	385	237	-38.4%
37	Langdon C Kerr Elementary	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	593	366	-38.3%
38	Providence Spring Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	947	586	-38.1%
39	Brunson Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	573	355	-38.0%
40	South Greenville Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	404	251	-37.9%
41	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	891	554	-37.8%
42	Farmer Elementary School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	365	230	-37.0%
43	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	505	319	-36.8%
44	James Martin Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,043	659	-36.8%
45	Polo Ridge Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,002	634	-36.7%
46	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	533	338	-36.6%
47	Weldon Middle	Halifax, NC	Weldon City Schools	209	133	-36.4%
48	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,268	808	-36.3%
49	Franklinville Elementary School	Franklinville, NC	Randolph County School System	427	272	-36.3%
50	Carolina Forest Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	890	570	-36.0%

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