Total enrollment
11,353
-940 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
21 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
North Carolina · 11,392 students · 2 cities
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools reports 21 public K-12 schools and approximately 11,392 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 542.
7-year change in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
47%
was 51%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
12%
was 11%
% Asian
14%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill High | Chapel Hill | High | 09-12 | 1,608 |
| East Chapel Hill High | Chapel Hill | High | 09-12 | 1,419 |
| Carrboro High | Carrboro | High | 09-12 | 885 |
| Smith Middle | Chapel Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 763 |
| McDougle Middle | Chapel Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 659 |
| Culbreth Middle | Chapel Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 632 |
| Phillips Middle | Chapel Hill | Middle | 06-08 | 600 |
| FPG Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 536 |
| Carrboro Elementary | Carrboro | Elementary | PK-05 | 515 |
| McDougle Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 497 |
| Rashkis Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 455 |
| Seawell Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 |
| Northside Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 412 |
| Ephesus Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 |
| Scroggs Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 |
| Glenwood Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | KG-05 | 390 |
| Morris Grove Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 383 |
| Estes Hills Elementary | Chapel Hill | Elementary | PK-05 | 336 |
| Virtual Academy School | Chapel Hill | High | 09-12 | 39 |
| Phoenix Academy High | Chapel Hill | High | 08-12 | 27 |
| UNC Hospital School | Chapel Hill | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
About Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
As a low-population district in North Carolina, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools serves 11,392 students across 21 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools spans 11 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 8%: 12,293 students in SY 2017-18 versus 11,353 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools closed 1 school, going from 20 to 19. Demographically, the White share of enrollment fell from 51% to 47%.
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