North Carolina School Directory

Every public school district in North Carolina and every school inside it — addresses, phone numbers, grade spans and enrollment for the2024-2025 school year, compiled from official federal records.

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North Carolina at a glance

115

Public districts

2,707

Public schools

1,551,337

Students

96,129

Teachers

213

Charter schools

100

Counties

Largest districts by enrollment

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Wake County Schools

Cary · Wake County

Regular public school districtGrades PK-13

198 schools163,176 students

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte · Mecklenburg County

Regular public school districtGrades PK-13

186 schools145,014 students

Guilford County Schools

Greensboro · Guilford County

Regular public school districtGrades PK-13

120 schools67,620 students

Forsyth County Schools

Winston Salem · Forsyth County

Regular public school districtGrades PK-12

81 schools51,745 students

Cumberland County Schools

Fayetteville · Cumberland County

Regular public school districtGrades PK-13

86 schools49,002 students

Union County Public Schools

Monroe · Union County

Regular public school districtGrades PK-13

52 schools41,272 students

Counties with the most schools

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Wake County

1 district · 28 charter

227 schools184,790 students

Mecklenburg County

1 district · 34 charter

221 schools170,260 students

Guilford County

1 district · 14 charter

134 schools78,624 students

Cumberland County

1 district · 2 charter

88 schools50,815 students

Forsyth County

1 district · 6 charter

87 schools55,902 students

Durham County

1 district · 16 charter

73 schools46,109 students

Buncombe County

2 districts · 7 charter

60 schools29,691 students

Gaston County

1 district · 3 charter

59 schools35,598 students

Union County

1 district · 5 charter

57 schools45,705 students

Cabarrus County

2 districts · 4 charter

55 schools42,974 students

Iredell County

2 districts · 5 charter

52 schools31,906 students

Johnston County

1 district · 3 charter

51 schools41,004 students

How North Carolina is organised

115 public school districts

Every county has at least one district, and several cities — Asheville, Kannapolis, Mooresville and others — run their own system alongside the county district.

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222 charter & lab agencies

North Carolina charter schools are their own local education agency rather than part of a county district, so each appears here as a standalone entry.

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100 counties

All 100 North Carolina counties have public schools. Browse by county to see every district and school serving an area.

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Source. Every record on this site comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education, the federal census of public schools, for the 2024-2025 school year.Read the methodology →