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2,794 schools in North Carolina

100 counties · 502 cities · Public K-12

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

Largest district
Wake County Schools163,176 students · 198 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 51.8% met or exceeded.
Lowest 5 schools
  1. 1.Sadie Saulter
    Greenville
    7.1%
  2. 11.3%
  3. 13.5%
  4. 13.7%
  5. 13.9%

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All schools

LargestA-ZTop rated
NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
NC Virtual AcademyDurhamDurham CountyCombined3,482·
Myers Park High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh3,225·
Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh3,036·
Apex Friendship HighApexWake CountyHigh2,748·
Enloe HighRaleighWake CountyHigh2,643·
Wake Preparatory AcademyWake ForestFranklin CountyCombined2,617·
Panther Creek HighCaryWake CountyHigh2,609·
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote AcademyHolly SpringsWake CountyCombined2,552·
South Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,534·
William Amos Hough HighCorneliusMecklenburg CountyHigh2,518·
Millbrook HighRaleighWake CountyHigh2,498·
North Carolina Cyber AcademyDurhamDurham CountyCombined2,461·
Apex HighApexWake CountyHigh2,449·
East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,422·
Leesville Road HighRaleighWake CountyHigh2,411·
Palisades High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,332·
Rolesville HighRolesvilleWake CountyHigh2,321·
Lincoln Charter SchoolDenverLincoln CountyCombined2,316·
Green Hope HighCaryWake CountyHigh2,304·
Pinecrest HighSouthern PinesMoore CountyHigh2,290·
Green Level HighCaryWake CountyHigh2,283·
Emsley A Laney HighWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyHigh2,243·
Julius L. Chambers High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,225·
Willow Spring HighFuquay VarinaWake CountyHigh2,223·
Lake Norman CharterHuntersvilleMecklenburg CountyCombined2,222·
C E Jordan HighDurhamDurham CountyHigh2,189·
Corinth Holders HighWendellJohnston CountyHigh2,187·
Union AcademyMonroeUnion CountyCombined2,186·
Providence High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,167·
Athens Drive HighRaleighWake CountyHigh2,156·
Needham Broughton HighRaleighWake CountyHigh2,153·
Uwharrie Charter AcademyAsheboroRandolph CountyCombined2,145·
West Forsyth HighClemmonsForsyth CountyHigh2,145·
Ronald W Reagan High SchoolPfafftownForsyth CountyHigh2,122·
Hoke County HighRaefordHoke CountyHigh2,110·
American Leadership Academy - JohnstonClaytonJohnston CountyCombined2,082·
John T Hoggard HighWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyHigh2,082·
Mallard Creek High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,068·
Wakefield HighRaleighWake CountyHigh2,065·
Northwest Guilford HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh2,055·
Cary HighCaryWake CountyHigh2,044·
Wake Forest High SchoolWake ForestWake CountyHigh2,043·
Independence High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,024·
Holly Springs HighHolly SpringsWake CountyHigh2,018·
West Charlotte High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh2,008·
Overhills HighSpring LakeHarnett CountyHigh1,981·
Grimsley HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,967·
Piedmont Community Charter SchoolGastoniaGaston CountyCombined1,963·
Marvin Ridge HighWaxhawUnion CountyHigh1,961·
Topsail HighHampsteadPender CountyHigh1,945·
Jack Britt HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh1,940·
Clayton HighClaytonJohnston CountyHigh1,929·
Mooresville High SchoolMooresvilleIredell CountyHigh1,923·
Lake Norman HighMooresvilleIredell CountyHigh1,905·
Triangle Math and Science AcademyCaryWake CountyCombined1,904·
Riverside HighDurhamDurham CountyHigh1,900·
Weddington HighMatthewsUnion CountyHigh1,899·
Lumberton Senior HighLumbertonRobeson CountyHigh1,894·
Eugene Ashley HighWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyHigh1,893·
Cleveland HighClaytonJohnston CountyHigh1,889·
Pine Lake PreparatoryMooresvilleIredell CountyCombined1,888·
Garinger High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh1,877·
Fuquay-Varina HighFuquay-VarinaWake CountyHigh1,858·
Cuthbertson HighWaxhawUnion CountyHigh1,857·
North Mecklenburg High SchoolHuntersvilleMecklenburg CountyHigh1,854·
Hopewell High SchoolHuntersvilleMecklenburg CountyHigh1,851·
South Garner HighGarnerWake CountyHigh1,835·
Davie County HighMocksvilleDavie CountyHigh1,819·
Porter Ridge High SchoolIndian TrailUnion CountyHigh1,809·
Butler High SchoolMatthewsMecklenburg CountyHigh1,791·
Mountain Island Charter SchoolMt. HollyGaston CountyCombined1,782·
Heritage HighWake ForestWake CountyHigh1,778·
East Wake HighWendellWake CountyHigh1,777·
Cox Mill High SchoolConcordCabarrus CountyHigh1,772·
South Iredell HighStatesvilleIredell CountyHigh1,768·
Durham School of the ArtsDurhamDurham CountyHigh1,764·
R J Reynolds HighWinston SalemForsyth CountyHigh1,759·
D H Conley HighGreenvillePitt CountyHigh1,757·
A L Brown HighKannapolisCabarrus CountyHigh1,753·
South CentralWintervillePitt CountyHigh1,738·
Knightdale HighKnightdaleWake CountyHigh1,695·
Hickory Ridge HighHarrisburgCabarrus CountyHigh1,671·
Garner HighGarnerWake CountyHigh1,670·
Franklin AcademyWake ForestWake CountyCombined1,660·
Page HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,648·
Sanderson HighRaleighWake CountyHigh1,648·
East Forsyth HighKernersvilleForsyth CountyHigh1,647·
New Bern HighNew BernCraven CountyHigh1,637·
Mills Park MiddleCaryWake CountyMiddle1,632·
Community School of DavidsonDavidsonMecklenburg CountyCombined1,631·
West Cabarrus HighConcordCabarrus CountyHigh1,627·
North Brunswick HighLelandBrunswick CountyHigh1,620·
Chapel Hill HighChapel HillOrange CountyHigh1,608·
Sugar Creek CharterCharlotteMecklenburg CountyCombined1,591·
Middle Creek HighApexWake CountyHigh1,587·
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperHigh PointGuilford CountyCombined1,583·
Purnell Swett HighPembrokeRobeson CountyHigh1,583·
Parkland HighWinston SalemForsyth CountyHigh1,569·
Junius H Rose HighGreenvillePitt CountyHigh1,568·
Bradford Preparatory SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyCombined1,566·
West Johnston HighBensonJohnston CountyHigh1,563·
Rocky River High SchoolMint HillMecklenburg CountyHigh1,562·
Pine Forest HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh1,551·
Smithfield-Selma HighSmithfieldJohnston CountyHigh1,548·
Southwest Guilford HighHigh PointGuilford CountyHigh1,547·
Phillip O Berry Academy of TechnologyCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh1,533·
Harnett Central HighAngierHarnett CountyHigh1,522·
Cape Fear HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh1,515·
Alston Ridge MiddleCaryWake CountyMiddle1,494·
Olympic High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh1,483·
Roberson HighAshevilleBuncombe CountyHigh1,479·
West Brunswick HighShallotteBrunswick CountyHigh1,466·
Union Pines HighCameronMoore CountyHigh1,462·
South View HighHope MillsCumberland CountyHigh1,461·
Lee County HighSanfordLee CountyHigh1,459·
Gray's Creek HighHope MillsCumberland CountyHigh1,458·
Porter Ridge Middle SchoolIndian TrailUnion CountyMiddle1,447·
Jacksonville HighJacksonvilleOnslow CountyHigh1,441·
Southeast Raleigh HighRaleighWake CountyHigh1,438·
New Hanover HighWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyHigh1,437·
Hillside HighDurhamDurham CountyHigh1,433·
Mount Tabor High SchoolWinston SalemForsyth CountyHigh1,426·
Community House MiddleCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,425·
East Chapel Hill HighChapel HillOrange CountyHigh1,419·
Ballantyne Ridge High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh1,414·
Apex Friendship MiddleApexWake CountyMiddle1,412·
James B Dudley HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,403·
Robert B Glenn High SchoolKernersvilleForsyth CountyHigh1,396·
Ashbrook HighGastoniaGaston CountyHigh1,386·
Southern School of Energy and SustainabiDurhamDurham CountyHigh1,384·
McDowell High SchoolMarionMcDowell CountyHigh1,379·
Corvian Community SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyCombined1,376·
Langtree Charter AcademyMooresvilleIredell CountyCombined1,376·
Triad Math and Science AcademyGreensboroGuilford CountyCombined1,374·
Central Cabarrus HighConcordCabarrus CountyHigh1,369·
Harris Road MiddleConcordCabarrus CountyMiddle1,368·
Richmond Senior HighRockinghamRichmond CountyHigh1,365·
Voyager AcademyDurhamDurham CountyCombined1,360·
South Johnston HighFour OaksJohnston CountyHigh1,355·
Ben L. Smith High SchoolGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,348·
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFAGreensboroGuilford CountyCombined1,343·
Asheboro HighAsheboroRandolph CountyHigh1,338·
Queen's Grant Community SchoolMint HillMecklenburg CountyCombined1,335·
Henderson CollegiateHendersonVance CountyCombined1,334·
Jay M. Robinson MiddleCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,333·
Seventy-First HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh1,332·
Thomas Jefferson Classical AcademyMooresboroRutherford CountyCombined1,330·
Weddington MiddleMatthewsUnion CountyMiddle1,324·
Western Harnett HighLillingtonHarnett CountyHigh1,324·
Cuthbertson MiddleWaxhawUnion CountyMiddle1,323·
Bailey MiddleCorneliusMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,315·
Kings Mountain HighKings MountainCleveland CountyHigh1,305·
Freedom HighMorgantonBurke CountyHigh1,299·
Scotland High SchoolLaurinburgScotland CountyHigh1,294·
Lucy Ragsdale HighJamestownGuilford CountyHigh1,292·
West Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh1,290·
Watauga HighBooneWatauga CountyHigh1,289·
Northern HighDurhamDurham CountyHigh1,281·
Marvin Ridge MiddleWaxhawUnion CountyMiddle1,277·
Triton HighErwinHarnett CountyHigh1,274·
South Caldwell HighHudsonCaldwell CountyHigh1,272·
Sun Valley HighMonroeUnion CountyHigh1,272·
Piedmont HighMonroeUnion CountyHigh1,270·
Bonnie Cone Leadership AcademyHuntersvilleMecklenburg CountyCombined1,269·
Saint Stephens HighHickoryCatawba CountyHigh1,268·
Union Prep Academy at Indian TrailIndian TrailUnion CountyCombined1,268·
East Wake AcademyZebulonWake CountyCombined1,265·
South Academy of International LanguagesCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary1,259·
Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyHolly SpringsWake CountyElementary1,258·
Alexander Central HighTaylorsvilleAlexander CountyHigh1,254·
Herbert Akins Road MiddleFuquay-VarinaWake CountyMiddle1,253·
White Oak HighJacksonvilleOnslow CountyHigh1,252·
Northern Guilford HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,251·
Western Guilford HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,243·
IC ImagineAshevilleBuncombe CountyCombined1,239·
Westover HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh1,234·
Swansboro HighSwansboroOnslow CountyHigh1,232·
Sallie B Howard SchoolWilsonWilson CountyCombined1,228·
Asheville HighAshevilleBuncombe CountyHigh1,221·
Monroe HighMonroeUnion CountyHigh1,215·
Randolph MiddleCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,215·
Jay M Robinson HighConcordCabarrus CountyHigh1,210·
NC Leadership Charter AcademyKernersvilleForsyth CountyCombined1,209·
Southeast Guilford HighGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh1,209·
Walter M Williams HighBurlingtonAlamance CountyHigh1,206·
Southwest Middle SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,205·
Archer Lodge MiddleWendellJohnston CountyMiddle1,204·
Harding University High SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh1,204·
Terry Sanford HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh1,201·
Eastern Guilford HighGibsonvilleGuilford CountyHigh1,200·
Alexander Graham MiddleCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,187·
Atkins Academic & Tech HighWinston-SalemForsyth CountyHigh1,187·
Davidson K-8 SchoolDavidsonMecklenburg CountyElementary1,185·
Southern Lee High SchoolSanfordLee CountyHigh1,180·
Pinnacle Classical AcademyShelbyCleveland CountyCombined1,178·
Reynolds HighAshevilleBuncombe CountyHigh1,169·
Hunter Huss HighGastoniaGaston CountyHigh1,165·
Person HighRoxboroPerson CountyHigh1,165·
West Millbrook MiddleRaleighWake CountyMiddle1,164·
Orange HighHillsboroughOrange CountyHigh1,161·
South Brunswick HighSouthportBrunswick CountyHigh1,154·
Cedar Ridge HighHillsboroughOrange CountyHigh1,148·
Southern Alamance HighGrahamAlamance CountyHigh1,148·
KIPP Gaston College PreparatoryGastonNorthampton CountyCombined1,143·
Northwest Cabarrus HighConcordCabarrus CountyHigh1,142·
Saint Pauls HighSaint PaulsRobeson CountyHigh1,142·
Charles B Aycock HighPikevilleWayne CountyHigh1,138·
Western Alamance HighElonAlamance CountyHigh1,138·
Forestview HighGastoniaGaston CountyHigh1,133·
Concord HighConcordCabarrus CountyHigh1,128·
Franklinton HighFranklintonFranklin CountyHigh1,127·
North Lincoln HighLincolntonLincoln CountyHigh1,126·
Wallace ElementaryWallaceDuplin CountyElementary1,120·
Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryRose HillDuplin CountyElementary1,118·
James Hunt HighWilsonWilson CountyHigh1,115·
East Garner MiddleGarnerWake CountyMiddle1,109·
Mac Williams MiddleFayettevilleCumberland CountyMiddle1,109·
Piedmont Middle SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,108·
North East Carolina PrepTarboroEdgecombe CountyCombined1,107·
Falls Lake AcademyCreedmoorGranville CountyCombined1,105·
Crest HighShelbyCleveland CountyHigh1,098·
Rea Farms STEAM AcademyCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary1,098·
West Carteret HighMorehead CityCarteret CountyHigh1,095·
Harold E. Winkler MiddleConcordCabarrus CountyMiddle1,094·
Clemmons Middle SchoolWinston-SalemForsyth CountyMiddle1,092·
Quail Hollow MiddleCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,090·
Francis Bradley MiddleHuntersvilleMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,089·
Seaforth HighPittsboroChatham CountyHigh1,088·
Cox Mill ElementaryConcordCabarrus CountyElementary1,086·
Dixon HighHolly RidgeOnslow CountyHigh1,085·
North Forsyth Magnet HighWinston SalemForsyth CountyHigh1,084·
Parkwood HighMonroeUnion CountyHigh1,082·
The Math and Science Academy of ApexApexWake CountyElementary1,080·
Southeast Alamance HighHaw RiverAlamance CountyHigh1,079·
Kiser MiddleGreensboroGuilford CountyMiddle1,074·
Gray's Creek MiddleHope MillsCumberland CountyMiddle1,068·
Northside HighJacksonvilleOnslow CountyHigh1,067·
Olive Chapel ElementaryApexWake CountyElementary1,066·
Benhaven ElementarySanfordHarnett CountyElementary1,065·
Vance County High SchoolHendersonVance CountyHigh1,064·
Carson HighChina GroveRowan CountyHigh1,063·
Currituck County HighBarcoCurrituck CountyHigh1,061·
North Gaston HighDallasGaston CountyHigh1,061·
Harnett Central MiddleAngierHarnett CountyMiddle1,059·
Hickory Ridge MiddleHarrisburgCabarrus CountyMiddle1,057·
Salem MiddleApexWake CountyMiddle1,057·
McClintock MiddleCharlotteMecklenburg CountyMiddle1,056·
West Henderson HighHendersonvilleHenderson CountyHigh1,053·
North Henderson HighHendersonvilleHenderson CountyHigh1,052·
Swansboro MiddleSwansboroOnslow CountyMiddle1,052·

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