Public School Districts in North Carolina

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121 public school districts on this page in North Carolina. Select a district to see enrollment, proficiency trends, and a projected accountability rating.

Wake County SchoolsCary, NC 159,778 students Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte, NC 144,197 students Guilford County SchoolsGreensboro, NC 68,894 students Winston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsWinston Salem, NC 52,717 students Cumberland County SchoolsFayetteville, NC 49,661 students Union County Public SchoolsMonroe, NC 41,497 students Johnston County Public SchoolsSmithfield, NC 37,286 students Cabarrus County SchoolsConcord, NC 34,810 students Durham Public SchoolsDurham, NC 31,531 students Gaston County SchoolsGastonia, NC 30,281 students Onslow County SchoolsJacksonville, NC 27,921 students New Hanover County SchoolsWilmington, NC 25,244 students Pitt County SchoolsGreenville, NC 24,091 students Alamance-Burlington SchoolsBurlington, NC 22,489 students Buncombe County SchoolsAsheville, NC 22,091 students Public Schools of Robeson CountyLumberton, NC 21,206 students Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville, NC 20,721 students Harnett County SchoolsLillington, NC 20,050 students Rowan-Salisbury SchoolsSalisbury, NC 18,225 students Davidson County SchoolsLexington, NC 17,964 students Wayne County Public SchoolsGoldsboro, NC 17,558 students Catawba County SchoolsNewton, NC 15,678 students Randolph County School SystemAsheboro, NC 15,383 students Nash County Public SchoolsNashville, NC 14,469 students Cleveland County SchoolsShelby, NC 14,406 students Moore County SchoolsCarthage, NC 13,008 students Brunswick County SchoolsBolivia, NC 12,944 students Henderson County SchoolsHendersonville, NC 12,896 students Craven County SchoolsNew Bern, NC 12,755 students Burke County SchoolsMorganton, NC 11,770 students Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton, NC 11,629 students Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill, NC 11,561 students Rockingham County SchoolsEden, NC 11,189 students Pender County SchoolsBurgaw, NC 10,941 students Caldwell County SchoolsLenoir, NC 10,758 students Wilson County SchoolsWilson, NC 10,276 students Duplin County SchoolsKenansville, NC 9,905 students Lee County SchoolsSanford, NC 9,143 students Chatham County SchoolsPittsboro, NC 9,129 students Hoke County SchoolsRaeford, NC 8,920 students Wilkes County SchoolsNorth Wilkesboro, NC 8,673 students Stanly County SchoolsAlbemarle, NC 8,643 students Lenoir County Public SchoolsKinston, NC 8,334 students Carteret County Public SchoolsBeaufort, NC 8,081 students Sampson County SchoolsClinton, NC 7,971 students Franklin County SchoolsLouisburg, NC 7,897 students Rutherford County SchoolsForest City, NC 7,527 students Surry County SchoolsDobson, NC 7,340 students Orange County SchoolsHillsborough, NC 7,208 students Granville County SchoolsOxford, NC 6,748 students Richmond County SchoolsHamlet, NC 6,678 students Haywood County SchoolsWaynesville, NC 6,605 students Davie County SchoolsMocksville, NC 6,114 students Beaufort County SchoolsWashington, NC 5,975 students Mooresville Graded School DistrictMooresville, NC 5,971 students McDowell County SchoolsMarion, NC 5,776 students Scotland County SchoolsLaurinburg, NC 5,624 students Stokes County SchoolsDanbury, NC 5,606 students Edgecombe County Public SchoolsTarboro, NC 5,419 students Kannapolis City SchoolsKannapolis, NC 5,390 students Columbus County SchoolsWhiteville, NC 5,335 students Vance County SchoolsHenderson, NC 5,269 students Yadkin County SchoolsYadkinville, NC 5,243 students Dare County SchoolsNags Head, NC 5,181 students Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public SchoolsElizabeth City, NC 4,834 students Watauga County SchoolsBoone, NC 4,754 students Alexander County SchoolsTaylorsville, NC 4,525 students Currituck County SchoolsCurrituck, NC 4,514 students Macon County SchoolsFranklin, NC 4,450 students Asheboro City SchoolsAsheboro, NC 4,383 students Person County SchoolsRoxboro, NC 4,374 students Asheville City SchoolsAsheville, NC 4,137 students Bladen County SchoolsElizabethtown, NC 3,983 students Hickory City SchoolsHickory, NC 3,877 students Montgomery County SchoolsTroy, NC 3,663 students Jackson County Public SchoolsSylva, NC 3,557 students Transylvania County SchoolsBrevard, NC 3,312 students Cherokee County SchoolsMurphy, NC 3,146 students Clinton City SchoolsClinton, NC 3,051 students NC Virtual AcademyDurham, NC 3,047 students Lexington City SchoolsLexington, NC 2,999 students Anson County SchoolsWadesboro, NC 2,964 students Newton Conover City SchoolsNewton, NC 2,856 students Roanoke Rapids City SchoolsRoanoke Rapids, NC 2,765 students Ashe County SchoolsJefferson, NC 2,743 students Greene County SchoolsSnow Hill, NC 2,668 students Martin County SchoolsWilliamston, NC 2,636 students Hertford County SchoolsWinton, NC 2,486 students North Carolina Cyber AcademyDurham, NC 2,372 students Lincoln Charter SchoolDenver, NC 2,263 students Caswell County SchoolsYanceyville, NC 2,250 students Thomasville City SchoolsThomasville, NC 2,228 students Lake Norman CharterHuntersville, NC 2,215 students Halifax County SchoolsHalifax, NC 2,173 students Polk County SchoolsColumbus, NC 2,166 students Union Academy Charter SchoolMonroe, NC 2,129 students Madison County SchoolsMarshall, NC 2,108 students Whiteville City SchoolsWhiteville, NC 2,104 students Yancey County SchoolsBurnsville, NC 2,038 students Wake Preparatory AcademyWake Forest, NC 1,961 students Camden County SchoolsCamden, NC 1,920 students Edenton-Chowan SchoolsEdenton, NC 1,917 students Uwharrie Charter AcademyAsheboro, NC 1,910 students Swain County SchoolsBryson City, NC 1,910 students Piedmont Community CharterGastonia, NC 1,906 students Avery County SchoolsNewland, NC 1,904 students Pine Lake PreparatoryMooresville, NC 1,879 students Bertie County SchoolsWindsor, NC 1,831 students Warren County SchoolsWarrenton, NC 1,801 students American Leadership Academy - JohnstonRaleigh, NC 1,740 students Mount Airy City SchoolsMount Airy, NC 1,726 students Mitchell County SchoolsBakersville, NC 1,722 students Mountain Island CharterMt. Holly, NC 1,703 students Perquimans County SchoolsHertford, NC 1,665 students Franklin AcademyWake Forest, NC 1,651 students Sugar Creek CharterCharlotte, NC 1,588 students Langtree Charter AcademyMooresville, NC 1,531 students Bradford Preparatory SchoolCharlotte, NC 1,511 students Community School of DavidsonDavidson, NC 1,501 students Gates County SchoolsGatesville, NC 1,497 students Alleghany County SchoolsSparta, NC 1,421 students

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