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The smallest public elementary schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina

10 public elementary schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the smallest public elementary schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Cliffside Elementary School leads the list at 188, against a median of 367 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Best Students

188

Median Students

367

SMALLEST · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188
2	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	217
3	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	231
4	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	254
5	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	337
6	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397
7	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	434
8	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	459
9	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	460
10	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	567

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