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The smallest public schools in North Carolina

This ranking covers the smallest public schools in North Carolina, drawn from 2,603 qualifying public schools. Pruette SCALE Academy leads the list at 10, against a median of 491 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

2,603

North Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

491

SMALLEST · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Pruette SCALE Academy	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	10
2	Bridges School	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	11
3	Stanly Academy Learning Center	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	13
4	J. C. Roe Center	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	14
5	SCALE School	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	15
6	North Whiteville Academy	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	High	16
7	Phoenix Academy	Oxford, NC	Granville County Schools	Combined	17
8	Longview	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	18
9	Central Davie Academy	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	Combined	19
10	Madison Velocity Learning Center	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	19
11	The Summit Academy	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	23
12	Vidant Health	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Combined	24
13	J W Turlington School	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	High	26
14	South Lexington Developmental Center	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Combined	26
15	Phoenix Academy High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	27
16	Horizons Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	29
17	STAR Academy	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	31
18	Discovery School	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Combined	32
19	The SCORE Center	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	Combined	32
20	Swain Academy	Bryson City, NC	Swain County Schools	High	32
21	Asbury Academy	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	34
22	Governor Morehead School for the Blind	Raleigh, NC	Governor Morehead School for the Blind	Combined	35
23	ONE Academy	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	35
24	H L Trigg Community	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	35
25	Ray Street Academy	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	36
26	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Wilson, NC	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Combined	36
27	Pender Innovative Learning Academy	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	Combined	38
28	Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	38
29	Ramsey Street High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	39
30	Dare Learning Academy	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	High	39
31	Bragg Street Academy	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	40
32	Partnership Academy	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	40
33	Center for Career Innovation	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	41
34	Cabarrus Co Opportunity School	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	41
35	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Wilson, NC	Deaf and Blind Schools	Combined	42
36	The Oaks Academy	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	43
37	Yadkin Success Academy	Yadkinville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	43
38	Lake Forest Academy	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	45
39	Hyde Academy	Swan Quarter, NC	Hyde County Schools	High	47
40	Water's Edge Village School	Corolla, NC	Water's Edge Village School	Elementary	50
41	Jackson Community School	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	50
42	Lakeview School	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	52
43	Polk County Early College	Columbus, NC	Polk County Schools	High	52
44	Gateway School	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	53
45	Montgomery Learning Academy	Troy, NC	Montgomery County Schools	High	54
46	Ashley Chapel Educational Center	Rockingham, NC	Richmond County Schools	High	59
47	Stokes County Academy	Lawsonville, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	59
48	NC School for the Deaf	Morganton, NC	Deaf and Blind Schools	Combined	60
49	Davidson River School	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	61
50	Thomas Academy	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Thomas Academy	High	62

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