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The smallest public schools in Pender County, North Carolina

Across Pender County, North Carolina, 18 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Pender Innovative Learning Academy leads the list at 38, against a median of 532 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

Pender County, North Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

532

SMALLEST · PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Pender Innovative Learning Academy	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	Combined	38
2	West Pender Middle	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	209
3	Burgaw Middle	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	236
4	Rocky Point Elementary	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	403
5	Cape Fear Middle	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	430
6	Penderlea Elementary	Willard, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	468
7	Malpass Corner Elementary	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	513
8	North Topsail Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	529
9	C.F. Pope Elementary	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	530
10	Cape Fear Elementary	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	533
11	Topsail Annandale Elementary School	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	580
12	South Topsail Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	618
13	Pender High	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	High	648
14	Heide Trask High	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	High	732
15	Surf City Middle	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	752
16	Topsail Middle	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Middle	837
17	Surf City Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	857
18	Topsail High	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	High	1,945

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