Rank |
School District |
Population (2012) |
1 |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina
|
925,406
|
2 |
Wake County Schools, North Carolina
|
906,731
|
3 |
Guilford County Schools, North Carolina
|
489,710
|
4 |
Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina
|
351,622
|
5 |
Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina
|
296,581
|
6 |
Durham Public Schools, North Carolina
|
269,053
|
7 |
Gaston County Schools, North Carolina
|
206,370
|
8 |
New Hanover County Schools, North Carolina
|
203,210
|
9 |
Union County Public Schools, North Carolina
|
202,066
|
10 |
Buncombe County Schools, North Carolina
|
200,179
|
11 |
Johnston County Schools, North Carolina
|
169,582
|
12 |
Pitt County Schools, North Carolina
|
168,489
|
13 |
Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina
|
157,213
|
14 |
Alamance-Burlington Schools, North Carolina
|
151,592
|
15 |
Onslow County Schools, North Carolina
|
149,339
|
16 |
Robeson County Schools, North Carolina
|
134,326
|
17 |
Iredell-Statesville Schools, North Carolina
|
132,728
|
18 |
Rowan-Salisbury Schools, North Carolina
|
130,232
|
19 |
Davidson County Schools, North Carolina
|
126,768
|
20 |
Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina
|
122,589
|
21 |
Harnett County Schools, North Carolina
|
115,637
|
22 |
Randolph County Schools, North Carolina
|
111,645
|
23 |
Brunswick County Schools, North Carolina
|
107,982
|
24 |
Henderson County Schools, North Carolina
|
106,902
|
25 |
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, North Carolina
|
106,052
|
26 |
Catawba County Schools, North Carolina
|
104,018
|
27 |
Craven County Schools, North Carolina
|
103,545
|
28 |
Cleveland County Schools, North Carolina
|
97,906
|
29 |
Rockingham County Schools, North Carolina
|
93,501
|
30 |
Burke County Schools, North Carolina
|
90,944
|
31 |
Moore County Schools, North Carolina
|
88,388
|
32 |
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, North Carolina
|
83,744
|
33 |
Caldwell County Schools, North Carolina
|
82,735
|
34 |
Wilson County Schools, North Carolina
|
81,163
|
35 |
Lincoln County Schools, North Carolina
|
78,298
|
36 |
Wilkes County Schools, North Carolina
|
69,176
|
37 |
Rutherford County Schools, North Carolina
|
67,621
|
38 |
Carteret County Schools, North Carolina
|
66,586
|
39 |
Chatham County Schools, North Carolina
|
63,564
|
40 |
Franklin County Schools, North Carolina
|
60,645
|
41 |
Stanly County Schools, North Carolina
|
60,568
|
42 |
Granville County Schools, North Carolina
|
59,815
|
43 |
Lenoir County Schools, North Carolina
|
59,386
|
44 |
Haywood County Schools, North Carolina
|
58,994
|
45 |
Duplin County Schools, North Carolina
|
58,572
|
46 |
Lee County Schools, North Carolina
|
58,003
|
47 |
Surry County Schools, North Carolina
|
57,760
|
48 |
Pender County Schools, North Carolina
|
52,492
|
49 |
Watauga County Schools, North Carolina
|
51,024
|
50 |
Orange County Schools, North Carolina
|
50,364
|
51 |
Beaufort County Schools, North Carolina
|
47,653
|
52 |
Hoke County Schools, North Carolina
|
47,395
|
53 |
Stokes County Schools, North Carolina
|
47,343
|
54 |
Richmond County Schools, North Carolina
|
46,601
|
55 |
Sampson County Schools, North Carolina
|
46,468
|
56 |
Edgecombe County Schools, North Carolina
|
46,045
|
57 |
Vance County Schools, North Carolina
|
45,302
|
58 |
McDowell County Schools, North Carolina
|
45,005
|
59 |
Columbus County Schools, North Carolina
|
43,891
|
60 |
Davie County Schools, North Carolina
|
41,306
|
61 |
Pasquotank County Schools, North Carolina
|
40,650
|
62 |
Person County Schools, North Carolina
|
39,473
|
63 |
Asheville City Schools, North Carolina
|
38,692
|
64 |
Yadkin County Schools, North Carolina
|
38,323
|
65 |
Alexander County Schools, North Carolina
|
37,124
|
66 |
Jackson County Schools, North Carolina
|
36,328
|
67 |
Scotland County Schools, North Carolina
|
36,091
|
68 |
Bladen County Schools, North Carolina
|
34,998
|
69 |
Dare County Schools, North Carolina
|
34,001
|
70 |
Macon County Schools, North Carolina
|
33,941
|
71 |
Transylvania County Schools, North Carolina
|
32,916
|
72 |
Halifax County Schools, North Carolina
|
32,512
|
73 |
Hickory City Schools, North Carolina
|
31,932
|
74 |
Asheboro City Schools, North Carolina
|
30,165
|
75 |
Kannapolis City Schools, North Carolina
|
29,536
|
76 |
Camp Lejeune Schools, North Carolina
|
28,084
|
77 |
Montgomery County Schools, North Carolina
|
27,720
|
78 |
Cherokee County Schools, North Carolina
|
27,336
|
79 |
Ashe County Schools, North Carolina
|
27,197
|
80 |
Mooresville City Schools, North Carolina
|
27,057
|
81 |
Anson County Schools, North Carolina
|
26,813
|
82 |
Hertford County Schools, North Carolina
|
24,544
|
83 |
Martin County Schools, North Carolina
|
24,360
|
84 |
Fort Bragg Schools, North Carolina
|
24,188
|
85 |
Currituck County Schools, North Carolina
|
23,647
|
86 |
Caswell County Schools, North Carolina
|
23,615
|
87 |
Northampton County Schools, North Carolina
|
22,015
|
88 |
Greene County Schools, North Carolina
|
21,402
|
89 |
Bertie County Schools, North Carolina
|
21,120
|
90 |
Warren County Schools, North Carolina
|
20,921
|
91 |
Madison County Schools, North Carolina
|
20,766
|
92 |
Lexington City Schools, North Carolina
|
20,505
|
93 |
Polk County Schools, North Carolina
|
20,411
|
94 |
Yancey County Schools, North Carolina
|
17,885
|
95 |
Avery County Schools, North Carolina
|
17,844
|
96 |
Newton-Conover City Schools, North Carolina
|
17,548
|
97 |
Clinton City Schools, North Carolina
|
16,390
|
98 |
Mitchell County Schools, North Carolina
|
15,631
|
99 |
Whiteville City Schools, North Carolina
|
15,404
|
100 |
Thomasville City Schools, North Carolina
|
15,260
|
101 |
Edenton-Chowan Schools, North Carolina
|
14,863
|
102 |
Roanoke Rapids City Schools, North Carolina
|
14,195
|
103 |
Perquimans County Schools, North Carolina
|
13,289
|
104 |
Washington County Schools, North Carolina
|
13,179
|
105 |
Pamlico County Schools, North Carolina
|
13,114
|
106 |
Gates County Schools, North Carolina
|
12,103
|
107 |
Alleghany County Schools, North Carolina
|
11,106
|
108 |
Clay County Schools, North Carolina
|
10,506
|
109 |
Mount Airy City Schools, North Carolina
|
10,317
|
110 |
Jones County Schools, North Carolina
|
10,066
|
111 |
Camden County Schools, North Carolina
|
9,858
|
112 |
Swain County Schools, North Carolina
|
9,805
|
113 |
Graham County Schools, North Carolina
|
8,752
|
114 |
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, North Carolina
|
7,797
|
115 |
Weldon City Schools, North Carolina
|
7,553
|
116 |
Elkin City Schools, North Carolina
|
6,364
|
117 |
Hyde County Schools, North Carolina
|
5,763
|
118 |
Tyrrell County Schools, North Carolina
|
4,379
|