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The fastest-declining public 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	Southeast Middle	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	1,142	733	-35.8%
52	Marie G Davis School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	510	328	-35.7%
53	Concord Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	905	583	-35.6%
54	Ibraham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	554	357	-35.6%
55	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	694	447	-35.6%
56	Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,088	702	-35.5%
57	Brinson Memorial Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	692	446	-35.5%
58	Tyrrell Elementary	Columbia, NC	Tyrrell County Schools	304	196	-35.5%
59	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	524	339	-35.3%
60	Walter Bickett Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	684	444	-35.1%
61	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	337	219	-35.0%
62	Gov's Village STEM (Upper)	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,052	684	-35.0%
63	Lebanon Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	748	488	-34.8%
64	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	584	381	-34.8%
65	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	1,194	778	-34.8%
66	Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	1,198	782	-34.7%
67	Albemarle Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,084	711	-34.4%
68	Elon Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,113	732	-34.2%
69	Southwood Elementary	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	331	218	-34.1%
70	Avery Middle	Newland, NC	Avery County Schools	274	181	-33.9%
71	Rock Rest Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	596	394	-33.9%
72	Heritage Elementary School	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	852	565	-33.7%
73	Carver Elementary	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	202	134	-33.7%
74	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	901	597	-33.7%
75	Ferndale Middle	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	732	486	-33.6%
76	Anson Middle	Wadesboro, NC	Anson County Schools	621	414	-33.3%
77	Bruns Avenue Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	622	415	-33.3%
78	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	282	188	-33.3%
79	Smith Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	659	440	-33.2%
80	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	971	649	-33.2%
81	Windsor Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	703	470	-33.1%
82	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	548	367	-33.0%
83	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	354	238	-32.8%
84	Green Ridge Elementary	Biscoe, NC	Montgomery County Schools	403	271	-32.8%
85	Clyde Erwin Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	421	283	-32.8%
86	Piney Grove Middle School	Lawsonville, NC	Stokes County Schools	281	189	-32.7%
87	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	340	230	-32.4%
88	East McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	580	392	-32.4%
89	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	216	146	-32.4%
90	Blue Ridge Elementary	Warrensville, NC	Ashe County Schools	514	348	-32.3%
91	West Pine Elementary	West End, NC	Moore County Schools	566	383	-32.3%
92	Kirkman Park Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	348	236	-32.2%
93	Ridge Road Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,239	840	-32.2%
94	Timber Drive Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	577	391	-32.2%
95	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	406	276	-32.0%
96	Hertford County High	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	656	447	-31.9%
97	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	648	442	-31.8%
98	East Iredell Middle	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	480	328	-31.7%
99	Mount Gilead Elementary	Mount Gilead, NC	Montgomery County Schools	278	190	-31.7%
100	West Lake Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	851	581	-31.7%

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