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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

FASTEST DECLINING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
51	East Davidson High	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	876	709	-19.1%
52	Rockingham County High	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	1,085	878	-19.1%
53	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,251	1,013	-19.0%
54	Murphy High	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	523	424	-18.9%
55	Eastern Randolph High School	Ramseur, NC	Randolph County School System	723	586	-18.9%
56	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	2,284	1,858	-18.7%
57	Beddingfield High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	803	653	-18.7%
58	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	731	596	-18.5%
59	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	3,106	2,534	-18.4%
60	Southwestern Randolph High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	980	801	-18.3%
61	Gates County Senior High	Gatesville, NC	Gates County Schools	524	432	-17.6%
62	South Caldwell High	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	1,542	1,272	-17.5%
63	North Wilkes High School	Hays, NC	Wilkes County Schools	701	578	-17.5%
64	Ashe County High	West Jefferson, NC	Ashe County Schools	927	767	-17.3%
65	Tarboro High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	598	496	-17.1%
66	Anson Co. Early College High	Polkton, NC	Anson County Schools	253	210	-17.0%
67	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,076	896	-16.7%
68	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,536	1,281	-16.6%
69	Independence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	2,426	2,024	-16.6%
70	Levine Middle College High Sch	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	259	216	-16.6%
71	West Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,545	1,290	-16.5%
72	Richmond 9th Grade Academy	Hamlet, NC	Richmond County Schools	506	424	-16.2%
73	Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	268	225	-16.0%
74	Hugh M Cummings High	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	956	807	-15.6%
75	Butler High School	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	2,121	1,791	-15.6%
76	Owen High	Black Mountain, NC	Buncombe County Schools	768	649	-15.5%
77	Pisgah High	Canton, NC	Haywood County Schools	1,016	859	-15.5%
78	West Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	865	731	-15.5%
79	Fike High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	1,217	1,028	-15.5%
80	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	736	623	-15.4%
81	Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	307	260	-15.3%
82	South Stanly High	Norwood, NC	Stanly County Schools	520	442	-15.0%
83	South View High	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	1,714	1,461	-14.8%
84	Southern Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,095	934	-14.7%
85	East Duplin High	Beulaville, NC	Duplin County Schools	1,010	864	-14.5%
86	Walkertown High	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	774	662	-14.5%
87	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	2,390	2,044	-14.5%
88	South Columbus High	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	780	669	-14.2%
89	Tuscola High	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	1,017	873	-14.2%
90	Hobbton High	Newton Grove, NC	Sampson County Schools	544	467	-14.2%
91	South Granville High	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	822	706	-14.1%
92	Rocky Mount High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	1,191	1,023	-14.1%
93	Northwest Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	1,328	1,142	-14.0%
94	Page High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,916	1,648	-14.0%
95	East Wilkes High School	Ronda, NC	Wilkes County Schools	543	469	-13.6%
96	West Carteret High	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	1,262	1,095	-13.2%
97	Surry Central High	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	782	679	-13.2%
98	James Hunt High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	1,284	1,115	-13.2%
99	Northside High	Pinetown, NC	Beaufort County Schools	437	380	-13.0%
100	Warren County High	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	416	362	-13.0%

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