The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Cary, North Carolina
24 public schools in Cary, 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. Cardinal Charter Academy leads the list at -40.2%, against a median of -16.1% 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.
| # | School | City | 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinal Charter Academy | Cary, NC | 584 | -40.2% |
| 2 | Mills Park Elementary | Cary, NC | 594 | -38.6% |
| 3 | East Cary Middle | Cary, NC | 597 | -33.7% |
| 4 | Green Hope Elementary | Cary, NC | 548 | -31.0% |
| 5 | Highcroft Elementary | Cary, NC | 698 | -27.6% |
| 6 | Davis Drive Middle | Cary, NC | 992 | -26.7% |
| 7 | Carpenter Elementary | Cary, NC | 604 | -25.4% |
| 8 | Green Hope High | Cary, NC | 2,304 | -21.0% |
| 9 | Farmington Woods Elementary | Cary, NC | 648 | -18.2% |
| 10 | Penny Road Elementary | Cary, NC | 509 | -17.1% |
| 11 | West Cary Middle | Cary, NC | 824 | -16.9% |
| 12 | Reedy Creek Middle | Cary, NC | 805 | -16.8% |
| 13 | Hortons Creek Elementary | Cary, NC | 739 | -15.5% |
| 14 | Cary High | Cary, NC | 2,044 | -14.5% |
| 15 | Weatherstone Elementary | Cary, NC | 730 | -13.7% |
| 16 | Davis Drive Elementary | Cary, NC | 794 | -12.1% |
| 17 | Alston Ridge Elementary | Cary, NC | 917 | -10.9% |
| 18 | Briarcliff Elementary | Cary, NC | 486 | -10.7% |
| 19 | Cary Elementary | Cary, NC | 477 | -9.7% |
| 20 | Turner Creek Elementary | Cary, NC | 638 | -9.6% |
| 21 | Reedy Creek Elementary | Cary, NC | 605 | -7.1% |
| 22 | Mills Park Middle | Cary, NC | 1,632 | -6.7% |
| 23 | Panther Creek High | Cary, NC | 2,609 | -3.8% |
| 24 | Adams Elementary | Cary, NC | 655 | -1.4% |
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