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

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Orange County, North Carolina, drawn from 22 qualifying public schools. Estes Hills Elementary leads the list at -31.6%, against a median of -10.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-31.6%

Median Enrollment change

-10.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	491	336	-31.6%
2	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	542	383	-29.3%
3	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	510	390	-23.5%
4	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	542	416	-23.2%
5	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	498	410	-17.7%
6	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	622	514	-17.4%
7	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	606	523	-13.7%
8	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	610	528	-13.4%
9	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	677	600	-11.4%
10	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	455	406	-10.8%
11	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	600	536	-10.7%
12	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	1,290	1,161	-10.0%
13	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	457	412	-9.8%
14	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	460	415	-9.8%
15	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	694	632	-8.9%
16	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	405	371	-8.4%
17	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	816	763	-6.5%
18	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	531	497	-6.4%
19	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	481	455	-5.4%
20	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	276	261	-5.4%
21	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	1,463	1,419	-3.0%
22	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	448	435	-2.9%

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