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The largest public charter schools in North Carolina

This ranking covers the largest public charter schools in North Carolina, drawn from 23 qualifying public high schools. Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech leads the list at 760, against a median of 453 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

North Carolina

Top Students

760

Median Students

453

LARGEST CHARTERS · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	Elizabeth City, NC	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	High	760
2	Gray Stone Day	Misenheimer, NC	Gray Stone Day School	High	728
3	Roxboro Community School	Roxboro, NC	Roxboro Community School	High	727
4	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville, NC	The Franklin School of Innovation	High	717
5	Bethany Community School	Summerfield, NC	Bethany Community School	High	640
6	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Sanford, NC	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	High	628
7	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	Research Triangle High School	High	572
8	Raleigh Charter High School	Raleigh, NC	Raleigh Charter High School	High	552
9	Central Carolina Academy	Sanford, NC	Central Carolina Academy	High	536
10	Southern Wake Academy	Holly Springs, NC	Southern Wake Academy	High	534
11	Piedmont Classical High School	BROWNS SUMMIT, NC	Piedmont Classical High School	High	478
12	Discovery Charter	Bahama, NC	Discovery Charter School	High	453
13	Bear Grass Charter School	Williamston, NC	Bear Grass Charter School	High	445
14	Longleaf School of the Arts	Raleigh, NC	Longleaf School of the Arts	High	405
15	Commonwealth High	Charlotte, NC	Commonwealth High School	High	377
16	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	High	362
17	Stewart Creek High	Charlotte, NC	Stewart Creek High School	High	342
18	Central Wake High School	Raleigh, NC	Central Wake Charter High School	High	293
19	Aspire Trade High	Huntersville, NC	Aspire Trade High School	High	270
20	Apprentice Academy High School	Monroe, NC	Apprentice Academy HS of NC	High	229
21	Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy	Elizabethtown, NC	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	High	199
22	Charlotte Secondary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Secondary School	High	157
23	Thomas Academy	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Thomas Academy	High	62

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