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The fastest-growing public high schools in North Carolina

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public high schools in North Carolina, drawn from 164 qualifying public high schools. Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech leads the list at 117%, against a median of 8.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

164

North Carolina

Top Enrollment growth

117%

Median Enrollment growth

8.6%

FASTEST GROWING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	Elizabeth City, NC	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	351	760	117%
2	Oak Grove High	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	490	992	102%
3	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	200	362	81.0%
4	Bethany Community School	Summerfield, NC	Bethany Community School	363	640	76.3%
5	South Davidson Middle and High	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	389	640	64.5%
6	Vance County High School	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	675	1,064	57.6%
7	PCS Early College High School	Winterville, NC	Pitt County Schools	212	334	57.5%
8	North Edgecombe High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	234	358	53.0%
9	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	481	717	49.1%
10	Commonwealth High	Charlotte, NC	Commonwealth High School	257	377	46.7%
11	Avery County High	Newland, NC	Avery County Schools	373	542	45.3%
12	Washington County High	Plymouth, NC	Washington County Schools	310	450	45.2%
13	Weddington High	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	1,324	1,899	43.4%
14	North Brunswick High	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	1,131	1,620	43.2%
15	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,436	2,008	39.8%
16	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Columbus County Schools	423	576	36.2%
17	Topsail High	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	1,476	1,945	31.8%
18	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	1,348	1,777	31.8%
19	Julius L. Chambers High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,704	2,225	30.6%
20	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	245	319	30.2%
21	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	214	274	28.0%
22	NRM Early College High School	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	300	376	25.3%
23	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	952	1,187	24.7%
24	Asheville High	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	995	1,221	22.7%
25	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	2,243	2,748	22.5%
26	Longleaf School of the Arts	Raleigh, NC	Longleaf School of the Arts	333	405	21.6%
27	North Duplin Jr Sr High	Mt. Olive, NC	Duplin County Schools	503	609	21.1%
28	GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	211	255	20.9%
29	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	2,033	2,449	20.5%
30	Fairmont High	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	649	780	20.2%
31	Lenoir County Early College High	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	206	246	19.4%
32	Perquimans County High	Hertford, NC	Perquimans County Schools	467	556	19.1%
33	Saint Pauls High	Saint Pauls, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	959	1,142	19.1%
34	Early College of Forsyth Co	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	258	306	18.6%
35	Mount Airy High	Mount Airy, NC	Mount Airy City Schools	525	620	18.1%
36	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	249	294	18.1%
37	Dixon High	Holly Ridge, NC	Onslow County Schools	921	1,085	17.8%
38	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,318	1,548	17.5%
39	East Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	2,074	2,422	16.8%
40	Academy at Smith	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	211	246	16.6%
41	Red Springs High	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	748	867	15.9%
42	Marvin Ridge High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	1,692	1,961	15.9%
43	Piedmont Classical High School	BROWNS SUMMIT, NC	Piedmont Classical High School	413	478	15.7%
44	White Oak High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	1,083	1,252	15.6%
45	Watauga High	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	1,116	1,289	15.5%
46	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	1,131	1,299	14.9%
47	North Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	983	1,126	14.5%
48	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	227	260	14.5%
49	Grimsley High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,721	1,967	14.3%
50	Wilkes Early College High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	232	265	14.2%

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