Schools in North Carolina.
3,308 North Carolina schools across 115 districts. Browse by school district below, or jump to elementary, middle, or high schools.
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What the numbers say across North Carolina.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: level mix, school size, staffing ratios, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
schools in this directory, split by the level each record reports.
Reported level · v2026.07
students at the median North Carolina school; the middle half of schools enroll between 231 and 656 students.
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
students per teacher at the median North Carolina school reporting staffing.
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.
Record mix · v2026.07
Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 20.6% of this list (680 of 3,308 records); the five most-represented cities account for 19.8%.
Every North Carolina school district.
Linked districts open full school lists, feeder relationships, and nearby districts. Remaining districts are listed for reference.
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District list from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles. Linked districts open full school directories; every school profile carries key facts free.
North Carolina schools by level.
Each level groups the records that report that classification in the v2026.07 release. Counts, enrollment, and staffing medians come from the same records as the district list above.
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Questions about North Carolina schools.
How many schools are in North Carolina?
K12 Atlas profiles 3,308 public, charter, and private schools in North Carolina in release v2026.07 — 2,766 public or charter and 542 private.
How many students attend North Carolina schools?
1,649,148 students were enrolled across 3,308 North Carolina schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many school districts are in North Carolina?
The directory lists 115 North Carolina school districts. 0 currently carry full district pages with school lists and feeder relationships.
How many elementary, middle, and high schools are in North Carolina?
North Carolina reports 1,470 elementary, 478 middle, 612 high, and 748 other schools in release v2026.07.
What is the largest school district in North Carolina?
Wake County Schools is the largest North Carolina school district by school count in the K12 Atlas directory, with 202 schools listed.
What grades do schools in North Carolina cover?
Grade spans vary by school and district. Every school profile in this directory lists its grade span.
Can I get the full North Carolina school dataset?
The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.
Need the full North Carolina dataset?
Licensed access returns every North Carolina school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.