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The largest public schools in New Hanover County, North Carolina

49 public schools in New Hanover County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the largest public schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Emsley A Laney High leads the list at 2,243, against a median of 461 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New Hanover County, North Carolina

Top Students

2,243

Median Students

461

LARGEST · NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Emsley A Laney High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,243
2	John T Hoggard High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	2,082
3	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,893
4	New Hanover High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	1,437
5	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Combined	1,002
6	Charles P Murray Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	907
7	Roland-Grise Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	878
8	Holly Shelter Middle	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	801
9	M C S Noble Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	690
10	Williston Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	666
11	Porters Neck Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	666
12	Ogden Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	619
13	Emma B Trask Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	611
14	Myrtle Grove Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	600
15	Murrayville Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	573
16	Masonboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	564
17	Heyward C Bellamy Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	533
18	Castle Hayne Elementary	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	531
19	The International School at Gregory	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514
20	Edwin A Anderson Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	514
21	Wrightsboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	502
22	College Park Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	470
23	Dr John Codington Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	470
24	Pine Valley Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	465
25	Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	461
26	John J Blair Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	451
27	Sunset Park Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	450
28	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Wilmington, NC	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Elementary	395
29	Carolina Beach Elementary	Carolina Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	383
30	Holly Tree Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	383
31	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	High	362
32	Mary C Williams Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	355
33	Bradley Creek Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	344
34	A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	342
35	Forest Hills Global Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	340
36	Winter Park Model Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	311
37	Wrightsville Beach Elem	Wrightsville Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	280
38	Wilmington Early College High	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	270
39	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	260
40	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	255
41	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	241
42	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227
43	Island Montessori Charter School	Wilmington, NC	Island Montessori Charter	Elementary	220
44	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Wilmington, NC	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Elementary	162
45	Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	150
46	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Elementary	140
47	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Wilmington, NC	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	Elementary	91
48	Lake Forest Academy	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	45
49	J. C. Roe Center	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	14

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