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The smallest public schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the smallest public schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina, drawn from 17 qualifying public schools. Rutherford Opportunity Center leads the list at 82, against a median of 459 across the ranked schools.

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Rutherford County, North Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

459

SMALLEST · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Rutherford Opportunity Center	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	82
2	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188
3	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	217
4	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	231
5	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	254
6	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	337
7	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397
8	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	434
9	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	459
10	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	460
11	Chase Middle School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	484
12	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	533
13	R-S Middle School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	561
14	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	567
15	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	596
16	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	623
17	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	763

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