Notable Public Schools in North Carolina

This directory-style guide highlights 50 public schools in North Carolina. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Myers Park High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
Ardrey Kell High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
South Mecklenburg High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
NC Virtual Academy — Durham, North Carolina. Public charter school.
Apex Friendship High — Apex, North Carolina. Public school.
Leesville Road High — Raleigh, North Carolina. Public school.
William Amos Hough High — Cornelius, North Carolina. Public school.
Enloe High — Raleigh, North Carolina. Public school.
Apex High — Apex, North Carolina. Public school.
Panther Creek High — Cary, North Carolina. Public school.
Millbrook High — Raleigh, North Carolina. Public school.
East Mecklenburg High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
Rolesville High — Rolesville, North Carolina. Public school.
North Carolina Cyber Academy — Durham, North Carolina. Public charter school.
West Forsyth High — Clemmons, North Carolina. Public school.
Lincoln Charter School — Denver, North Carolina. Public charter school.
John T Hoggard High — Wilmington, North Carolina. Public school.
Julius L. Chambers High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
Pinecrest High — Southern Pines, North Carolina. Public school.
Emsley A Laney High — Wilmington, North Carolina. Public school.
Corinth Holders High — Wendell, North Carolina. Public school.
Lake Norman Charter — Huntersville, North Carolina. Public charter school.
North Mecklenburg High School — Huntersville, North Carolina. Public school.
Mallard Creek High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
Ronald W Reagan High School — Pfafftown, North Carolina. Public school.
Cary High — Cary, North Carolina. Public school.
Holly Springs High — Holly Springs, North Carolina. Public school.
Union Academy — Monroe, North Carolina. Public charter school.
Needham Broughton High — Raleigh, North Carolina. Public school.
Wake Forest High School — Wake Forest, North Carolina. Public school.
Marvin Ridge High — Waxhaw, North Carolina. Public school.
Wakefield High — Raleigh, North Carolina. Public school.
Athens Drive High — Raleigh, North Carolina. Public school.
Hoke County High — Raeford, North Carolina. Public school.
Green Level High — Cary, North Carolina. Public school.
Providence High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
C E Jordan High — Durham, North Carolina. Public school.
Clayton High — Clayton, North Carolina. Public school.
Independence High School — Charlotte, North Carolina. Public school.
Green Hope High — Cary, North Carolina. Public school.
Northwest Guilford High — Greensboro, North Carolina. Public school.
Lake Norman High — Mooresville, North Carolina. Public school.
Eugene Ashley High — Wilmington, North Carolina. Public school.
Overhills High — Spring Lake, North Carolina. Public school.
Mooresville High School — Mooresville, North Carolina. Public school.
Wake Preparatory Academy — Wake Forest, North Carolina. Public charter school.
Fuquay-Varina High — Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Public school.
Cuthbertson High — Waxhaw, North Carolina. Public school.
Lumberton Senior High — Lumberton, North Carolina. Public school.
Uwharrie Charter Academy — Asheboro, North Carolina. Public charter school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.