North Carolina · NCES CCD 2024-25

Largest Schools in North Carolina

The 50 largest public schools in North Carolina, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

Compiled from official source data by .
3,482
Largest school
2,284
Avg across top 50
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Nc Virtual Academy in Durham is North Carolina's largest public school with 3,482 students enrolled.

3,482
students at Nc Virtual Academy
24.7:1
student-teacher ratio at the largest school
2,284
average across the top 50
#SchoolEnrollment
1Nc Virtual AcademyDurham3,482
2Myers Park High SchoolCharlotte3,225
3Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotte3,036
4Apex Friendship HighApex2,748
5Enloe HighRaleigh2,643
6Wake Preparatory AcademyWake Forest2,617
7Panther Creek HighCary2,609
8South Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte2,534
9William Amos Hough HighCornelius2,518
10Millbrook HighRaleigh2,498
11North Carolina Cyber AcademyDurham2,461
12Apex HighApex2,449
13East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte2,422
14Leesville Road HighRaleigh2,411
15Palisades High SchoolCharlotte2,332
16Rolesville HighRolesville2,321
17Lincoln Charter SchoolDenver2,316
18Green Hope HighCary2,304
19Pinecrest HighSouthern Pines2,290
20Green Level HighCary2,283
21Emsley a Laney HighWilmington2,243
22Julius L. Chambers High SchoolCharlotte2,225
23Willow Spring HighFuquay Varina2,223
24Lake Norman CharterHuntersville2,222
25C E Jordan HighDurham2,189
26Corinth Holders HighWendell2,187
27Union AcademyMonroe2,186
28Providence High SchoolCharlotte2,167
29Athens Drive HighRaleigh2,156
30Needham Broughton HighRaleigh2,153
31Uwharrie Charter AcademyAsheboro2,145
32West Forsyth HighClemmons2,145
33Ronald W Reagan High SchoolPfafftown2,122
34Hoke County HighRaeford2,110
35American Leadership Academy - JohnstonClayton2,082
36John T Hoggard HighWilmington2,082
37Mallard Creek High SchoolCharlotte2,068
38Wakefield HighRaleigh2,065
39Northwest Guilford HighGreensboro2,055
40Cary HighCary2,044
41Wake Forest High SchoolWake Forest2,043
42Independence High SchoolCharlotte2,024
43Holly Springs HighHolly Springs2,018
44West Charlotte High SchoolCharlotte2,008
45Overhills HighSpring Lake1,981
46Grimsley HighGreensboro1,967
47Piedmont Community Charter SchoolGastonia1,963
48Marvin Ridge HighWaxhaw1,961
49Topsail HighHampstead1,945
50Jack Britt HighFayetteville1,940

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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