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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Catawba County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Catawba County, North Carolina, drawn from 30 qualifying public schools. Discovery High School leads the list at -32.4%, against a median of -8.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Catawba County, North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-32.4%

Median Enrollment change

-8.9%

FASTEST DECLINING · CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	216	146	-32.4%
2	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	406	276	-32.0%
3	Longview Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	358	269	-24.9%
4	Blackburn Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	636	484	-23.9%
5	North Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	507	388	-23.5%
6	Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	474	368	-22.4%
7	South Newton Elementary	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	421	328	-22.1%
8	Grandview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	443	347	-21.7%
9	Southwest Primary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	364	292	-19.8%
10	Lyle Creek Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	560	458	-18.2%
11	Shuford Elementary	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	491	402	-18.1%
12	Webb A Murray Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	453	380	-16.1%
13	Northview Middle	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	547	481	-12.1%
14	Oakwood Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	374	336	-10.2%
15	Oxford Elementary	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	596	540	-9.4%
16	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	411	376	-8.5%
17	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	551	505	-8.3%
18	Newton-Conover Middle	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	609	559	-8.2%
19	Harry M Arndt Middle	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	646	601	-7.0%
20	Mountain View Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	757	708	-6.5%
21	Banoak Elementary	Vale, NC	Catawba County Schools	309	291	-5.8%
22	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	902	852	-5.5%
23	Snow Creek Elementary	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	581	551	-5.2%
24	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	760	724	-4.7%
25	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	886	845	-4.6%
26	River Bend Middle	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	469	450	-4.1%
27	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	969	930	-4.0%
28	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	1,066	1,024	-3.9%
29	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	693	686	-1.0%
30	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	512	509	-0.6%

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