2,794 schools in North Carolina

100 counties · 502 cities · Public K-12

North Carolina hosts 2,794 public K-12 schools, with 100 counties and 502 cities feeding the directory below. Myers Park High School is the largest individual school at 3,225 students.

Residents

10,730,404

all ages · ACS 5-yr

Students

1,558,282

public K-12 · NCES

Schools

2,794

public K-12

Counties

100

502 cities

North Carolina rankings

Schools

Districts

Counties

Largest by enrollment

Myers Park High SchoolCharlotte3,225 students Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotte3,036 students Apex Friendship HighApex2,748 students

Excludes virtual / online schools.

Largest district

Wake County Schools163,176 students · 198 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 51.8% met or exceeded.

Top 5 schools

1.Wayne Early / Middle College High
Goldsboro
94.7%
2.Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute
Concord
94.6%
3.City of Medicine Academy
Durham
94.4%
4.Brunswick County Early College
Bolivia
94.3%
5.Early College
Asheville
94.3%

Lowest 5 schools

1.Sadie Saulter
Greenville
7.1%
2.R Freeman Sch of Engineering
Wilmington
11.3%
3.Koontz Elementary
Salisbury
13.5%
4.North Rowan Elementary
Spencer
13.7%
5.Weldon STEM High School Career Academies
Halifax
13.9%

See all 2,261 schools ranked by score →

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Wake County237 schools→Mecklenburg County226 schools→Guilford County143 schools→Cumberland County89 schools→Forsyth County88 schools→Durham County74 schools→Buncombe County61 schools→Gaston County61 schools→Union County58 schools→Cabarrus County56 schools→Iredell County52 schools→Johnston County52 schools→New Hanover County50 schools→Davidson County49 schools→Catawba County44 schools→Pitt County43 schools→Alamance County42 schools→Onslow County42 schools→Randolph County42 schools→Robeson County40 schools→Orange County38 schools→Wayne County36 schools→Rowan County35 schools→Harnett County31 schools→Burke County30 schools→Surry County30 schools→Cleveland County29 schools→Wilson County29 schools→Craven County27 schools→Edgecombe County27 schools→Moore County27 schools→Nash County27 schools→Rockingham County27 schools→Caldwell County26 schools→Chatham County25 schools→Henderson County25 schools→Lincoln County25 schools→Stanly County24 schools→Halifax County23 schools→Sampson County23 schools→Brunswick County22 schools→Wilkes County22 schools→Columbus County21 schools→Granville County20 schools→Lee County20 schools→Rutherford County20 schools→Carteret County19 schools→Franklin County19 schools→Pender County19 schools→Stokes County19 schools→Vance County19 schools→Lenoir County18 schools→Haywood County16 schools→McDowell County16 schools→Beaufort County15 schools→Bladen County15 schools→Person County15 schools→Richmond County15 schools→Hoke County14 schools→Pasquotank County14 schools→Yadkin County14 schools→Cherokee County13 schools→Davie County13 schools→Duplin County13 schools→Alexander County12 schools→Currituck County12 schools→Dare County12 schools→Macon County12 schools→Martin County12 schools→Montgomery County12 schools→Watauga County12 schools→Jackson County11 schools→Avery County10 schools→Scotland County10 schools→Transylvania County10 schools→Anson County9 schools→Swain County9 schools→Mitchell County8 schools→Warren County8 schools→Bertie County7 schools→Hertford County7 schools→Madison County7 schools→Polk County7 schools→Yancey County7 schools→Ashe County6 schools→Caswell County6 schools→Greene County6 schools→Northampton County6 schools→Washington County6 schools→Camden County5 schools→Gates County5 schools→Jones County5 schools→Pamlico County5 schools→Alleghany County4 schools→Chowan County4 schools→Clay County4 schools→Perquimans County4 schools→Graham County3 schools→Hyde County3 schools→Tyrrell County3 schools→