| Wake County Schools Cary | 159,778 | 197 | $11,859 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte | 144,197 | 180 | $11,853 |
| Guilford County Schools Greensboro | 68,894 | 126 | $13,036 |
| Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools Winston Salem | 52,717 | 81 | $13,036 |
| Cumberland County Schools Fayetteville | 49,661 | 86 | $12,412 |
| Union County Public Schools Monroe | 41,497 | 52 | $11,010 |
| Johnston County Public Schools Smithfield | 37,286 | 48 | $10,788 |
| Cabarrus County Schools Concord | 34,810 | 44 | $10,831 |
| Durham Public Schools Durham | 31,531 | 56 | $14,937 |
| Gaston County Schools Gastonia | 30,281 | 56 | $11,409 |
| Onslow County Schools Jacksonville | 27,921 | 40 | $10,680 |
| New Hanover County Schools Wilmington | 25,244 | 42 | $13,724 |
| Pitt County Schools Greenville | 24,091 | 39 | $11,733 |
| Alamance-Burlington Schools Burlington | 22,489 | 37 | $12,211 |
| Buncombe County Schools Asheville | 22,091 | 45 | $13,190 |
| Public Schools of Robeson County Lumberton | 21,206 | 37 | $12,594 |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools Statesville | 20,721 | 38 | $10,865 |
| Harnett County Schools Lillington | 20,050 | 28 | $11,026 |
| Rowan-Salisbury Schools Salisbury | 18,225 | 33 | $11,832 |
| Davidson County Schools Lexington | 17,964 | 36 | $10,930 |
| Wayne County Public Schools Goldsboro | 17,558 | 33 | $11,752 |
| Catawba County Schools Newton | 15,678 | 28 | $11,517 |
| Randolph County School System Asheboro | 15,383 | 32 | $11,621 |
| Nash County Public Schools Nashville | 14,469 | 30 | $12,090 |
| Cleveland County Schools Shelby | 14,406 | 28 | $11,957 |
| Moore County Schools Carthage | 13,008 | 23 | $11,242 |
| Brunswick County Schools Bolivia | 12,944 | 20 | $12,819 |
| Henderson County Schools Hendersonville | 12,896 | 23 | $11,469 |
| Craven County Schools New Bern | 12,755 | 26 | $11,737 |
| Burke County Schools Morganton | 11,770 | 27 | $11,845 |
| Lincoln County Schools Lincolnton | 11,629 | 23 | $10,582 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Chapel Hill | 11,561 | 21 | $16,534 |
| Rockingham County Schools Eden | 11,189 | 22 | $12,295 |
| Pender County Schools Burgaw | 10,941 | 19 | $11,305 |
| Caldwell County Schools Lenoir | 10,758 | 24 | $11,644 |
| Wilson County Schools Wilson | 10,276 | 25 | $12,063 |
| Duplin County Schools Kenansville | 9,905 | 13 | $10,965 |
| Lee County Schools Sanford | 9,143 | 16 | $12,250 |
| Chatham County Schools Pittsboro | 9,129 | 21 | $13,461 |
| Hoke County Schools Raeford | 8,920 | 14 | $11,383 |
| Wilkes County Schools North Wilkesboro | 8,673 | 22 | $12,156 |
| Stanly County Schools Albemarle | 8,643 | 23 | $11,496 |
| Lenoir County Public Schools Kinston | 8,334 | 17 | $12,373 |
| Carteret County Public Schools Beaufort | 8,081 | 18 | $13,086 |
| Sampson County Schools Clinton | 7,971 | 18 | $12,503 |
| Franklin County Schools Louisburg | 7,897 | 16 | $12,156 |
| Rutherford County Schools Forest City | 7,527 | 18 | $14,170 |
| Surry County Schools Dobson | 7,340 | 20 | $12,638 |
| Orange County Schools Hillsborough | 7,208 | 13 | $14,085 |
| Granville County Schools Oxford | 6,748 | 17 | $12,049 |
| Richmond County Schools Hamlet | 6,678 | 15 | $12,389 |
| Haywood County Schools Waynesville | 6,605 | 15 | $12,690 |
| Davie County Schools Mocksville | 6,114 | 13 | $11,624 |
| Beaufort County Schools Washington | 5,975 | 14 | $14,227 |
| Mooresville Graded School District Mooresville | 5,971 | 8 | $11,157 |
| McDowell County Schools Marion | 5,776 | 15 | $12,857 |
| Scotland County Schools Laurinburg | 5,624 | 10 | $14,867 |
| Stokes County Schools Danbury | 5,606 | 19 | $13,084 |
| Edgecombe County Public Schools Tarboro | 5,419 | 14 | $13,224 |
| Kannapolis City Schools Kannapolis | 5,390 | 8 | $12,268 |
| Columbus County Schools Whiteville | 5,335 | 13 | $12,909 |
| Vance County Schools Henderson | 5,269 | 16 | $12,944 |
| Yadkin County Schools Yadkinville | 5,243 | 14 | $12,232 |
| Dare County Schools Nags Head | 5,181 | 11 | $13,375 |
| Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Elizabeth City | 4,834 | 13 | $13,245 |
| Watauga County Schools Boone | 4,754 | 11 | $12,698 |
| Alexander County Schools Taylorsville | 4,525 | 12 | $12,879 |
| Currituck County Schools Currituck | 4,514 | 10 | $11,948 |
| Macon County Schools Franklin | 4,450 | 12 | $13,154 |
| Asheboro City Schools Asheboro | 4,383 | 8 | $12,643 |
| Person County Schools Roxboro | 4,374 | 12 | $13,423 |
| Asheville City Schools Asheville | 4,137 | 9 | $15,998 |
| Bladen County Schools Elizabethtown | 3,983 | 13 | $13,797 |
| Hickory City Schools Hickory | 3,877 | 9 | $11,646 |
| Montgomery County Schools Troy | 3,663 | 11 | $14,181 |
| Jackson County Public Schools Sylva | 3,557 | 9 | $13,534 |
| Transylvania County Schools Brevard | 3,312 | 9 | $13,904 |
| Cherokee County Schools Murphy | 3,146 | 13 | $15,950 |
| Clinton City Schools Clinton | 3,051 | 5 | $11,956 |
| NC Virtual Academy Durham | 3,047 | 1 | $7,459 |
| Lexington City Schools Lexington | 2,999 | 7 | $13,565 |
| Anson County Schools Wadesboro | 2,964 | 9 | $14,107 |
| Newton Conover City Schools Newton | 2,856 | 7 | $11,901 |
| Roanoke Rapids City Schools Roanoke Rapids | 2,765 | 5 | $12,783 |
| Ashe County Schools Jefferson | 2,743 | 6 | $13,780 |
| Greene County Schools Snow Hill | 2,668 | 6 | $15,182 |
| Martin County Schools Williamston | 2,636 | 9 | $14,638 |
| Hertford County Schools Winton | 2,486 | 7 | $14,364 |
| North Carolina Cyber Academy Durham | 2,372 | 1 | $8,974 |
| Lincoln Charter School Denver | 2,263 | 1 | $9,167 |
| Caswell County Schools Yanceyville | 2,250 | 6 | $13,976 |
| Thomasville City Schools Thomasville | 2,228 | 4 | $13,257 |
| Lake Norman Charter Huntersville | 2,215 | 1 | $9,064 |
| Halifax County Schools Halifax | 2,173 | 11 | $16,759 |
| Polk County Schools Columbus | 2,166 | 7 | $15,096 |
| Union Academy Charter School Monroe | 2,129 | 1 | $8,019 |
| Madison County Schools Marshall | 2,108 | 7 | $14,773 |
| Whiteville City Schools Whiteville | 2,104 | 5 | $14,263 |
| Yancey County Schools Burnsville | 2,038 | 7 | $14,275 |
| Wake Preparatory Academy Wake Forest | 1,961 | 1 | — |