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

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Gaston County, North Carolina, drawn from 36 qualifying public schools. Lowell Elementary leads the list at -33.0%, against a median of -8.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Gaston County, North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-33.0%

Median Enrollment change

-8.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	548	367	-33.0%
2	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	354	238	-32.8%
3	Springfield Primary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	490	352	-28.2%
4	Kiser Elementary	Stanley, NC	Gaston County Schools	428	328	-23.4%
5	Chapel Grove Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	497	382	-23.1%
6	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	723	591	-18.3%
7	Mount Holly Middle	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	686	570	-16.9%
8	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	636	533	-16.2%
9	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	443	374	-15.6%
10	Cherryville Elementary	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	444	378	-14.9%
11	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	600	512	-14.7%
12	Tryon Elementary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	386	336	-13.0%
13	Bessemer City Central Elem	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	442	392	-11.3%
14	Gardner Park Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	627	560	-10.7%
15	Sherwood Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	615	553	-10.1%
16	W C Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	680	618	-9.1%
17	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	531	484	-8.9%
18	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	645	590	-8.5%
19	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,040	953	-8.4%
20	Bessemer City Middle	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	540	497	-8.0%
21	Bessemer City Primary	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	480	445	-7.3%
22	Pinewood Elementary	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	548	508	-7.3%
23	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	618	577	-6.6%
24	Robinson Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	449	420	-6.5%
25	South Point High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,051	989	-5.9%
26	Carr Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	705	665	-5.7%
27	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,121	1,061	-5.4%
28	North Belmont Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	391	371	-5.1%
29	Belmont Central Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	722	693	-4.0%
30	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,177	1,133	-3.7%
31	Highland Sch of Technology	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	554	538	-2.9%
32	Holbrook Middle	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	732	712	-2.7%
33	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	239	235	-1.7%
34	Costner Elementary	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	437	430	-1.6%
35	W P Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	669	659	-1.5%
36	East Gaston High	Mount Holly, NC	Gaston County Schools	924	917	-0.8%

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