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The largest public schools in Orange County, North Carolina

Across Orange County, North Carolina, 33 public schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Chapel Hill High leads the list at 1,608, against a median of 497 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Top Students

1,608

Median Students

497

LARGEST · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608
2	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419
3	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161
4	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148
5	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	885
6	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763
7	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659
8	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	648
9	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	632
10	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600
11	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536
12	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532
13	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528
14	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523
15	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515
16	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	514
17	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497
18	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455
19	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	435
20	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	416
21	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	415
22	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412
23	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410
24	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410
25	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406
26	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390
27	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383
28	The Expedition School	Hillsborough, NC	The Expedition School	Elementary	380
29	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371
30	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336
31	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261
32	Partnership Academy	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	40
33	Phoenix Academy High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	27

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