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The smallest public K-12 schools in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 44 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Phoenix Academy leads the list at 17, against a median of 108 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.

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North Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

108

SMALLEST · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Phoenix Academy	Oxford, NC	Granville County Schools	Combined	17
2	Central Davie Academy	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	Combined	19
3	Vidant Health	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Combined	24
4	South Lexington Developmental Center	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Combined	26
5	Discovery School	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Combined	32
6	The SCORE Center	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	Combined	32
7	Governor Morehead School for the Blind	Raleigh, NC	Governor Morehead School for the Blind	Combined	35
8	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Wilson, NC	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Combined	36
9	Pender Innovative Learning Academy	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	Combined	38
10	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	Wilson, NC	Deaf and Blind Schools	Combined	42
11	NC School for the Deaf	Morganton, NC	Deaf and Blind Schools	Combined	60
12	Milton M Daniels Learning Center	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	Combined	62
13	NC School for the Deaf	Morganton, NC	NC School for the Deaf	Combined	64
14	Lenoir County Learning Academy	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	Combined	66
15	North Liberty	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	Combined	72
16	North Shelby	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Combined	76
17	Stoner-Thomas School	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Combined	91
18	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Combined	91
19	Floyd L Knight Children Center	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Combined	95
20	Choice Plus Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Combined	97
21	Nantahala School	Topton, NC	Macon County Schools	Combined	97
22	Conover Special Education	Conover, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	Combined	107
23	Northview Academy	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Combined	108
24	Cherokee Extension School	Bryson City, NC	Swain County Schools	Combined	110
25	Haynes Inman Education Center	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	Combined	135
26	Ocracoke School	Ocracoke, NC	Hyde County Schools	Combined	139
27	Gateway Education Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Combined	146
28	Webb Street School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Combined	163
29	Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Combined	185
30	Metro School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Combined	258
31	Mattamuskeet School	Swan Quarter, NC	Hyde County Schools	Combined	299
32	Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Combined	326
33	Highlands School	Highlands, NC	Macon County Schools	Combined	344
34	Boonville Elementary	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	Combined	365
35	Youngsville Academy	Youngsville, NC	Youngsville Academy	Combined	615
36	Telra Institute	Charlotte, NC	Telra Institute	Combined	621
37	Union Day School	WEDDINGTON, NC	Union Day School	Combined	638
38	FernLeaf	Fletcher, NC	FernLeaf Community Charter School	Combined	763
39	Community Charter School	Stanley, NC	Community Charter School	Combined	858
40	Revolution Academy	Summerfield, NC	Revolution Academy	Combined	886
41	Faith Academy Charter School	Faith, NC	Faith Academy	Combined	938
42	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Combined	1,002
43	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	Combined	1,010
44	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail, NC	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Combined	1,268

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