Total enrollment
11,353
-573 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #2 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,392 | #32 of 116 | #785 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #38 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #5 of 116 | #3,333 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 28.9% | #113 of 114 | #6,731 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #19 of 111 | #411 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Glenwood Elementary at 82.9% proficient to Carrboro High at 50.8%, a gap of 32.2 points. That is the 76th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 12,292 to 11,353 students (down 8%) and from 877 to 861 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 11,926 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,353 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.