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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in North Carolina · page 5

Ranks 201–250 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
201	Hendersonville High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	836	794	-5.0%
202	Massey Hill Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	287	273	-4.9%
203	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	1,990	1,893	-4.9%
204	North Pitt High	Bethel, NC	Pitt County Schools	897	854	-4.8%
205	Starmount High	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	584	556	-4.8%
206	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	760	724	-4.7%
207	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	886	845	-4.6%
208	Granville Early College High	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	217	207	-4.6%
209	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	3,178	3,036	-4.5%
210	Polk County High School	Columbus, NC	Polk County Schools	624	596	-4.5%
211	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	389	372	-4.4%
212	Triton High	Erwin, NC	Harnett County Schools	1,333	1,274	-4.4%
213	Pender High	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	678	648	-4.4%
214	Heide Trask High	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	766	732	-4.4%
215	Northeast Guilford High	McLeansville, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,021	977	-4.3%
216	New Bern High	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	1,710	1,637	-4.3%
217	Swain County High School	Bryson City, NC	Swain County Schools	560	536	-4.3%
218	Greene Central High	Snow Hill, NC	Greene County Schools	810	776	-4.2%
219	North Iredell High	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	1,026	983	-4.2%
220	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	1,769	1,695	-4.2%
221	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	969	930	-4.0%
222	Clinton High	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	862	828	-3.9%
223	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	1,066	1,024	-3.9%
224	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	342	329	-3.8%
225	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	2,712	2,609	-3.8%
226	Hickory Ridge High	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	1,735	1,671	-3.7%
227	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	1,177	1,133	-3.7%
228	Purnell Swett High	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	1,644	1,583	-3.7%
229	Emsley A Laney High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	2,327	2,243	-3.6%
230	Pender Early College High	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	223	215	-3.6%
231	North Stanly High	New London, NC	Stanly County Schools	589	568	-3.6%
232	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	329	317	-3.6%
233	Lincolnton High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	826	797	-3.5%
234	Lake Norman High	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	1,972	1,905	-3.4%
235	Southern Nash High	Bailey, NC	Nash County Public Schools	1,085	1,048	-3.4%
236	Randleman High School	Randleman, NC	Randolph County School System	900	870	-3.3%
237	Southwest Guilford High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,598	1,547	-3.2%
238	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	247	239	-3.2%
239	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,207	1,169	-3.1%
240	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,429	1,384	-3.1%
241	Enka High	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	1,083	1,051	-3.0%
242	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	1,463	1,419	-3.0%
243	Hibriten High	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	842	818	-2.9%
244	Highland Sch of Technology	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	554	538	-2.9%
245	UNCG Early/Middle College	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	205	199	-2.9%
246	East Rowan High	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	1,015	986	-2.9%
247	Asheboro High	Asheboro, NC	Asheboro City Schools	1,376	1,338	-2.8%
248	West Bladen High	Bladenboro, NC	Bladen County Schools	739	720	-2.6%
249	Richmond Senior High	Rockingham, NC	Richmond County Schools	1,401	1,365	-2.6%
250	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	278	271	-2.5%

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