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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 937 public elementary schools are ranked here, 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 -13.4% 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

937

North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-66.2%

Median Enrollment change

-13.4%

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	Cotswold Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	785	340	-56.7%
3	Reid Park Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	693	317	-54.3%
4	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	551	254	-53.9%
5	University Park Creative Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	450	212	-52.9%
6	Fred A Anderson Elementary	Bayboro, NC	Pamlico County Schools	281	136	-51.6%
7	Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	672	330	-50.9%
8	Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Littleton, NC	Halifax County Schools	274	140	-48.9%
9	Allenbrook Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	514	267	-48.1%
10	Hayesville Elementary	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	536	280	-47.8%
11	Sandhills Farm Life Elementary	Carthage, NC	Moore County Schools	726	379	-47.8%
12	Gouge Primary	Bakersville, NC	Mitchell County Schools	265	144	-45.7%
13	Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	992	545	-45.1%
14	Piney Grove Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	790	441	-44.2%
15	Sycamore Lane Elementary	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	620	347	-44.0%
16	J R Ingram Jr Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	735	419	-43.0%
17	Washington Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	373	214	-42.6%
18	Moncure School	Moncure, NC	Chatham County Schools	305	176	-42.3%
19	Druid Hills Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	488	288	-41.0%
20	Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad	Scotland Neck, NC	Halifax County Schools	237	140	-40.9%
21	Ellendale Elementary	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	283	168	-40.6%
22	Cardinal Charter Academy	Cary, NC	Cardinal Charter	976	584	-40.2%
23	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	422	255	-39.6%
24	Patriots Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	1,049	636	-39.4%
25	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	541	331	-38.8%
26	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	968	594	-38.6%
27	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	530	326	-38.5%
28	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	642	395	-38.5%
29	Overton Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	385	237	-38.4%
30	Langdon C Kerr Elementary	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	593	366	-38.3%
31	Providence Spring Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	947	586	-38.1%
32	Brunson Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	573	355	-38.0%
33	South Greenville Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	404	251	-37.9%
34	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	891	554	-37.8%
35	Farmer Elementary School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	365	230	-37.0%
36	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	505	319	-36.8%
37	Polo Ridge Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,002	634	-36.7%
38	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	533	338	-36.6%
39	Franklinville Elementary School	Franklinville, NC	Randolph County School System	427	272	-36.3%
40	Carolina Forest Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	890	570	-36.0%
41	Marie G Davis School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	510	328	-35.7%
42	Ibraham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	554	357	-35.6%
43	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	694	447	-35.6%
44	Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,088	702	-35.5%
45	Brinson Memorial Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	692	446	-35.5%
46	Tyrrell Elementary	Columbia, NC	Tyrrell County Schools	304	196	-35.5%
47	Walter Bickett Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	684	444	-35.1%
48	Lebanon Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	748	488	-34.8%
49	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	584	381	-34.8%
50	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	1,194	778	-34.8%

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