North Carolina School District Rankings

335 districts serving 1,544,289 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all North Carolina districts

Largest District

Wake County Schools

161,481 students

Most Schools

Wake County Schools

197 schools

Total Districts

335

Total Students

1.5M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in North Carolina, ranked by total student enrollment.

#	District	City	Students
1	Wake County Schools	Cary	161,481
2	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Charlotte	144,116
3	Guilford County Schools	Greensboro	67,832
4	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Winston Salem	52,157
5	Cumberland County Schools	Fayetteville	49,314
6	Union County Public Schools	Monroe	41,687
7	Johnston County Public Schools	Smithfield	37,289
8	Cabarrus County Schools	Concord	35,021
9	Durham Public Schools	Durham	31,339
10	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	30,253
11	Onslow County Schools	Jacksonville	27,592
12	New Hanover County Schools	Wilmington	25,028
13	Pitt County Schools	Greenville	24,327
14	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Burlington	22,477
15	Buncombe County Schools	Asheville	22,172
16	Public Schools of Robeson County	Lumberton	20,983
17	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Statesville	20,721
18	Harnett County Schools	Lillington	20,033
19	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Salisbury	18,110
20	Davidson County Schools	Lexington	17,868
21	Wayne County Public Schools	Goldsboro	17,368
22	Catawba County Schools	Newton	15,880
23	Randolph County School System	Asheboro	15,261
24	Nash County Public Schools	Nashville	14,568
25	Cleveland County Schools	Shelby	14,458
26	Brunswick County Schools	Bolivia	13,262
27	Moore County Schools	Carthage	12,990
28	Henderson County Schools	Hendersonville	12,660
29	Craven County Board of Education	New Bern	12,584
30	Burke County Schools	Morganton	11,690
31	Lincoln County Schools	Lincolnton	11,642
32	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Chapel Hill	11,386
33	Rockingham County Schools	Eden	11,379
34	Pender County Schools	Burgaw	11,075
35	Caldwell County Schools	Lenoir	10,665
36	Wilson County Schools	Wilson	10,260
37	Duplin County Schools	Kenansville	9,835
38	Lee County Schools	Sanford	9,051
39	Chatham County Schools	Pittsboro	9,023
40	Hoke County Schools	Raeford	8,769
41	Stanly County Schools	Albemarle	8,739
42	Wilkes County Schools	North Wilkesboro	8,625
43	Lenoir County Public Schools	Kinston	8,372
44	Sampson County Schools	Clinton	8,086
45	Carteret County Public Schools	Beaufort	8,035
46	Franklin County Schools	Louisburg	7,994
47	Rutherford County Schools	Forest City	7,409
48	Surry County Schools	Dobson	7,352
49	Orange County Schools	Hillsborough	7,067
50	Richmond County Schools	Hamlet	6,639

Districts with Most Schools

North Carolina school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#	District	City	Schools
1	Wake County Schools	Cary	197
2	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Charlotte	184
3	Guilford County Schools	Greensboro	124
4	Cumberland County Schools	Fayetteville	86
5	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Winston Salem	81
6	Durham Public Schools	Durham	56
7	Gaston County Schools	Gastonia	56
8	Union County Public Schools	Monroe	52
9	Johnston County Public Schools	Smithfield	48
10	Buncombe County Schools	Asheville	45
11	Cabarrus County Schools	Concord	44
12	New Hanover County Schools	Wilmington	42
13	Pitt County Schools	Greenville	40
14	Onslow County Schools	Jacksonville	39
15	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Burlington	38
16	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Statesville	38
17	Public Schools of Robeson County	Lumberton	37
18	Davidson County Schools	Lexington	35
19	Wayne County Public Schools	Goldsboro	33
20	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Salisbury	32
21	Randolph County School System	Asheboro	32
22	Harnett County Schools	Lillington	29
23	Catawba County Schools	Newton	28
24	Nash County Public Schools	Nashville	28
25	Cleveland County Schools	Shelby	28
26	Burke County Schools	Morganton	27
27	Craven County Board of Education	New Bern	26
28	Caldwell County Schools	Lenoir	25
29	Wilson County Schools	Wilson	25
30	Moore County Schools	Carthage	23
31	Henderson County Schools	Hendersonville	23
32	Lincoln County Schools	Lincolnton	23
33	Rockingham County Schools	Eden	23
34	Stanly County Schools	Albemarle	23
35	Wilkes County Schools	North Wilkesboro	22
36	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Chapel Hill	21
37	Chatham County Schools	Pittsboro	21
38	Brunswick County Schools	Bolivia	20
39	Surry County Schools	Dobson	20
40	Pender County Schools	Burgaw	19
41	Stokes County Schools	Danbury	19
42	Sampson County Schools	Clinton	18
43	Rutherford County Schools	Forest City	18
44	Lenoir County Public Schools	Kinston	17
45	Carteret County Public Schools	Beaufort	17
46	Lee County Schools	Sanford	16
47	Franklin County Schools	Louisburg	16
48	Granville County Schools	Oxford	16
49	Vance County Schools	Henderson	16
50	Richmond County Schools	Hamlet	15

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