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The smallest public high schools in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 598 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Pruette SCALE Academy leads the list at 10, against a median of 649 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

598

North Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

649

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	Longview	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	18
8	Madison Velocity Learning Center	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	19
9	The Summit Academy	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	23
10	J W Turlington School	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	High	26
11	Phoenix Academy High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	27
12	STAR Academy	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	31
13	Swain Academy	Bryson City, NC	Swain County Schools	High	32
14	Asbury Academy	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	34
15	ONE Academy	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	35
16	H L Trigg Community	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	35
17	Ray Street Academy	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	36
18	Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	38
19	Ramsey Street High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	39
20	Dare Learning Academy	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	High	39
21	Bragg Street Academy	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	40
22	Partnership Academy	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	40
23	Center for Career Innovation	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	41
24	Cabarrus Co Opportunity School	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	41
25	The Oaks Academy	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	43
26	Yadkin Success Academy	Yadkinville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	43
27	Hyde Academy	Swan Quarter, NC	Hyde County Schools	High	47
28	Jackson Community School	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	50
29	Lakeview School	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	52
30	Polk County Early College	Columbus, NC	Polk County Schools	High	52
31	Gateway School	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	53
32	Montgomery Learning Academy	Troy, NC	Montgomery County Schools	High	54
33	Ashley Chapel Educational Center	Rockingham, NC	Richmond County Schools	High	59
34	Stokes County Academy	Lawsonville, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	59
35	Davidson River School	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	61
36	Thomas Academy	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Thomas Academy	High	62
37	Global E-Learning Academy	Elkin, NC	Elkin City Schools	High	62
38	Main Street Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	63
39	Central Haywood High	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	63
40	Davidson County High School	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	64
41	C Joyner Greene Education Center	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	67
42	Military and Global Leadership	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	71
43	Henderson High	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	71
44	Washington Early College High	Creswell, NC	Washington County Schools	High	72
45	Hallyburton Academy	Drexel, NC	Burke County Schools	High	73
46	Tar River Academy	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	74
47	EDGE Academy of Health Sciences	Rocky Mount, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	High	75
48	Performance Learning Center	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	77
49	The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney	Carthage, NC	Moore County Schools	High	77
50	Rutherford Opportunity Center	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	82

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