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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in North Carolina · page 3

Ranks 101–150 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
101	Gray Stone Day	Misenheimer, NC	Gray Stone Day School	836	728	-12.9%
102	Scotland High School	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	1,485	1,294	-12.9%
103	Surry Early College	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	340	296	-12.9%
104	Lucy Ragsdale High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,482	1,292	-12.8%
105	McDowell High School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	1,579	1,379	-12.7%
106	Wilson Early College Academy	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	307	268	-12.7%
107	Parkwood High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	1,238	1,082	-12.6%
108	Douglas Byrd High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	1,149	1,006	-12.4%
109	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	379	332	-12.4%
110	Thomasville High	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	672	590	-12.2%
111	Southern Wake Academy	Holly Springs, NC	Southern Wake Academy	606	534	-11.9%
112	Shelby High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	899	792	-11.9%
113	Robbinsville High	Robbinsville, NC	Graham County Schools	377	332	-11.9%
114	Northeastern High	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	746	658	-11.8%
115	Concord High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	1,276	1,128	-11.6%
116	Sampson Early College High	Clinton, NC	Sampson County Schools	259	229	-11.6%
117	West Iredell High	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	864	767	-11.2%
118	West Forsyth High	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	2,399	2,145	-10.6%
119	Seventy-First High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	1,488	1,332	-10.5%
120	Union County Early College	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	380	340	-10.5%
121	Northside High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	1,188	1,067	-10.2%
122	Rosewood High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	512	460	-10.2%
123	Southeast Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,345	1,209	-10.1%
124	Penn-Griffin Schools	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	599	539	-10.0%
125	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	1,290	1,161	-10.0%
126	Stanly Early College High	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	209	188	-10.0%
127	The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Currituck, NC	Currituck County Schools	304	274	-9.9%
128	North Rowan High	Spencer, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	616	555	-9.9%
129	West Stokes High School	King, NC	Stokes County Schools	887	799	-9.9%
130	Mount Tabor High School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,580	1,426	-9.7%
131	North Surry High	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	877	792	-9.7%
132	Midway High	Newton Grove, NC	Sampson County Schools	803	726	-9.6%
133	Alleghany High	Sparta, NC	Alleghany County Schools	436	395	-9.4%
134	Western Harnett High	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	1,462	1,324	-9.4%
135	Whiteville High	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	705	639	-9.4%
136	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	840	763	-9.2%
137	Lakewood High	Salemburg, NC	Sampson County Schools	523	475	-9.2%
138	Bunn High	Bunn, NC	Franklin County Schools	899	817	-9.1%
139	Cross Creek Early College	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	278	253	-9.0%
140	Person High	Roxboro, NC	Person County Schools	1,280	1,165	-9.0%
141	John M Morehead High	Eden, NC	Rockingham County Schools	847	771	-9.0%
142	Anson High School	Wadesboro, NC	Anson County Schools	774	705	-8.9%
143	Crest High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	1,205	1,098	-8.9%
144	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	531	484	-8.9%
145	Mountain Heritage High	Burnsville, NC	Yancey County Schools	704	642	-8.8%
146	Hayesville High	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	401	366	-8.7%
147	Piedmont High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	1,391	1,270	-8.7%
148	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	411	376	-8.5%
149	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	645	590	-8.5%
150	New Hanover High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	1,571	1,437	-8.5%

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