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The largest public high schools in Catawba County, North Carolina

10 public high schools in Catawba County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the largest public high schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Saint Stephens High leads the list at 1,268, against a median of 849 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Catawba County, North Carolina

Top Students

1,268

Median Students

849

LARGEST · CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Saint Stephens High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	1,268
2	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	1,024
3	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	935
4	Fred T Foard High	Newton, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	930
5	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	852
6	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	845
7	Newton-Conover High	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	724
8	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	376
9	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	201
10	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146

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